In Friday's league outing, the St. Stephens Indians (Hickory, NC) basketball squad beat the visiting Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC), by a count of 64-48.

The Indians (14-6) will now prepare for their outing against North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC). The Knights go into the 3A Conference 51 outing with a 4-15 record. In their last outing, North Lincoln was topped by North Iredell (Olin, NC), 57-34, in a league outing.

The Red Tornadoes now hold a 10-9 record. They play next when they host North Iredell for a 3A Conference 51 outing on Tuesday, January 31. Hickory will clash with a Raiders squad coming off a 57-34 league win over North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC). The Raiders record now stands at 13-7.