The Hickory Red Tornadoes baseball team (Hickory, NC), was overwhelmed 6-0 in Thursday's non-league outing with the visiting North Lincoln Knights (Lincolnton, NC)

The Knights now hold a 4-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to North Iredell for a non-league outing on Tuesday, March 21. North Lincoln will confront a Raiders team coming off a 12-3 league loss to St. Stephens (Hickory, NC). The Raiders record now stands at 2-2.

Next, the Red Tornadoes confront the St. Stephens Indians (Hickory, NC) in a non-league outing, on Tuesday, March 21. Hickory will attempt to advance on its 3-4 season record. The Indians go into the outing with a 2-4 record after their 12-3 league win over North Iredell (Olin, NC).