Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the North Iredell Raiders (Olin, NC) and the host Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC), saw North Iredell's basketball squad hold off Hickory by a count of 57-55.

With the victory, North Iredell upgrades its record to 19-7 on the campaign. The Raiders travel to East Lincoln (Denver, NC) to play the Mustangs in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 23. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a record of 25-1. East Lincoln won 60-51 in their recent non-league challenge against North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC)