The Ararat under-17 football team have lost a thriller by two points against Horsham Saints at Ararat’s Alexandra Oval on Saturday.
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The final score was 8.7.55 to 8.9.57.
It is the first time the Rats have lost to the saints in 2016.
The Rats came home strong in the second half but ran out of time in the end.
The Rats were caught on the hop when they conceded five goals in the first quarter.
From then on they were trying to claw the margin back for the rest of the game.
The third term was when the Rats made their move kicking three goals to one.
Ararat had the breeze in the final term and kicked two goals to 1 to fall short at the final siren.