The crowd at Wednesday's non-league battle between the St. Stephens Indians (Hickory, NC) and the host Newton-Conover Red Devils (Newton, NC), observed St. Stephens's baseball squad overcome Newton-Conover by a final score of 5-3.

With the triumph, St. Stephens moves its record to 4-0 on the season. The Indians host Franklin (Franklin, NC) to confront the Panthers in a non-league contest on Friday, March 6. The Panthers come into the contest with a record of 3-0. Franklin won 7-6 in their recent non-league contest against Hayesville (Hayesville, NC)

The Red Devils now possess a 2-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host North Lincoln for a Western Foothills 4A/5A contest on Friday, March 6. Newton-Conover will confront a Knights squad coming off a 14-2 league win over West Iredell (Statesville, NC). The Knights record now stands at 3-0.