The crowd at Wednesday's league bout between the Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC) and the visiting East Lincoln Mustangs (Denver, NC), saw Hickory's volleyball squad nip East Lincoln by a tally of 2-1.

With the win, Hickory upgrades its record to 13-4 on the year. The Red Tornadoes travel to North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC) to play the Knights in a bout on Monday, October 9. The Knights go into the bout with a record of 15-4. North Lincoln won 2-0 in their recent non-league bout against Statesville (Statesville, NC)

The Mustangs now own a 6-9 record. They play next when they host Statesville for a non-league bout on Monday, October 9. East Lincoln will play a Greyhounds squad coming off a 2-0 non-league loss to North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC). The Greyhounds record now stands at 0-12.