Spectators at Thursday's league battle between the Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC) and the visiting North Lincoln Knights (Lincolnton, NC), observed Hickory's baseball squad edge North Lincoln by a margin of 2-1.

Coming up next, the Red Tornadoes encounter the St. Stephens Indians (Hickory, NC) in a Western Foothills 3A contest, on Tuesday, March 21. Hickory will attempt to better on its 7-0 season record. The Indians come into the contest with a 6-1 record after their 6-3 league win over North Iredell (Olin, NC).

The Knights now sport a 4-3 record. They play next when they travel to North Iredell for a Western Foothills 3A contest on Tuesday, March 21. North Lincoln will encounter a Raiders squad coming off a 6-3 league loss to St. Stephens (Hickory, NC). The Raiders record now stands at 3-4.