BETHALTO – Strong pitching and timely hitting carried Triad varsity Knights to a 3-0 shutout victory over Civic Memorial Varsity Eagles on Monday.
Triad’s Nolan Keller was dominant on the mound, going the distance and recording all 21 outs in the complete-game effort. Keller did not allow a run and limited Civic Memorial to just three hits while keeping the Eagles off balance throughout the contest.
The Knights broke through in the top of the third inning. Civic Memorial committed an error that allowed the first run to score, and Auggie Bugger followed with an RBI single down the right-field line to give Triad a 2-0 advantage.
Triad added another run later in the game and never looked back behind Keller’s steady performance.
Chase Butler took the loss for Civic Memorial despite a solid outing. Butler pitched six innings, allowing three runs, only one earned, on five hits while striking out six and walking two.
Bugger led the Knights offensively, finishing 2-for-3 at the plate. He also drove in one run. Kade Rocca and Brody Hasquin each added an RBI for Triad, which also turned one double play defensively.
For Civic Memorial, Dane Godar, Brock Rust, and Jacob Flowers each recorded one hit in the loss.
