The Hickory Red Tornadoes baseball team (Hickory, NC), was overwhelmed 10-3 in Tuesday's league outing with the host St. Stephens Indians (Hickory, NC)

The Indians now hold a 4-2 record. They take the field next when they host West Iredell for a Western Foothills 3A outing on Friday, March 22. St. Stephens will face a Warriors team coming off a 5-1 league loss to Foard (Newton, NC). The Warriors record now stands at 4-5.

Next, the Red Tornadoes face the North Lincoln Knights (Lincolnton, NC) in a Western Foothills 3A outing, on Thursday, March 21. Hickory will attempt to advance on its 1-6 season record. The Knights enter the outing with a 5-3 record after their 4-3 league win over East Lincoln (Denver, NC).