The Hickory Red Tornadoes triumphed over the host Maiden Blue Devils baseball squad by a score of 14-7 in Thursday's non-league outing.

Next up, the Red Tornadoes battle the East Lincoln Mustangs (Denver, NC) in a Western Foothills 3A outing, on Tuesday, March 11. Hickory will attempt to advance on its 3-1 season record. The Mustangs come into the outing with a 4-1 record after their 3-2 non-league loss to North Gaston (Dallas, NC).

The Blue Devils (1-4) will now prepare for their outing against West Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC). The Rebels come into the Catawba Valley Athletic 2A outing with a 2-2 record. In their last outing, West Lincoln was overwhelmed by R-S Central (Rutherfordton, NC), 5-0, in a non-league outing.