Triad unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. The match between the Knights and the O'Fallon Panthers didn't end well, with the Knights falling 24-8. The Knights were down 21-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
John Holloway threw for 60 yards on four of nine attempts. Brody Mriscin was his top target, picking up 41 receiving yards.
The critical scores for O'Fallon came from Kellan Gass, Gunner Hoffman, and Almanzo Jackson.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Triad will head out to face off against Washington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for O'Fallon, they will venture away from home to square off against Troy-Buchanan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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