The Hickory Red Tornadoes baseball team (Hickory, NC), was overwhelmed 8-1 in Friday's league outing with the host St. Stephens Indians (Hickory, NC)

The Indians now hold a 6-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to North Lincoln for a Western Foothills 3A outing on Tuesday, March 22. St. Stephens will confront a Knights team coming off a 4-0 league win over North Iredell (Olin, NC). The Knights record now stands at 5-0.

Next, the Red Tornadoes confront the North Iredell Raiders (Olin, NC) in a Western Foothills 3A outing, on Tuesday, March 22. Hickory will attempt to advance on its 2-4 season record. The Raiders go into the outing with a 2-4 record after their 4-0 league loss to North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC).