The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC) and the visiting St. Stephens Indians (Hickory, NC), observed Hickory's basketball team edge St. Stephens by a score of 36-29.

The Red Tornadoes (1-2) will now prepare for their challenge against North Iredell (Olin, NC). The Raiders come into the non-league challenge with a 6-5 record. In their last challenge, North Iredell was tipped by North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC), 45-43, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Indians encounter the North Lincoln Knights (Lincolnton, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 9. St. Stephens will attempt to improve on its 6-4 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 7-1 record after their 45-43 non-league win over North Iredell (Olin, NC).