The Newton-Conover Red Devils baseball squad (Newton, NC), was edged 6-5 in Wednesday's non-league contest with the visiting Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC)

With the triumph, Hickory moves its record to 2-0 on the season. The Red Tornadoes host South Caldwell (Hudson, NC) to confront the Spartans in a non-league contest on Saturday, March 1. The Spartans come into the contest with a record of 1-0. South Caldwell won 4-2 in their recent non-league contest against Maiden (Maiden, NC)

The Red Devils now possess a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host West Caldwell for a Catawba Valley Athletic 2A contest on Tuesday, March 4. Newton-Conover will confront a Warriors squad coming off a 12-5 non-league loss to Freedom (Morganton, NC). The Warriors record now stands at 0-3.