The Hickory Red Tornadoes smashed the visiting North Lincoln Knights soccer squad by a margin of 7-1 in Thursday's league match.

The Red Tornadoes now sport a 6-3 record. They play next when they host Freedom for a non-league match on Monday, March 25. Hickory will encounter a Patriots squad coming off a 6-2 non-league win over Patton (Morganton, NC). The Patriots record now stands at 5-2.

With the loss, North Lincoln drops to 1-5 on the season. The Knights travel to Statesville (Statesville, NC) to encounter the Greyhounds in a Western Foothills 3A match on Tuesday, March 26. The Greyhounds come into the match with a record of 0-3.