Spectators at Tuesday's league match between the North Iredell Raiders (Olin, NC) and the visiting Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC), witnessed North Iredell's softball squad prevail over Hickory by a count of 11-1.

The Raiders now sport a 9-4 record. They play next when they travel to North Lincoln for a Western Foothills 3A match on Wednesday, April 17. North Iredell will meet a Knights squad coming off a 6-2 league win over Foard (Newton, NC). The Knights record now stands at 11-4.

With the loss, Hickory falls to 2-11 on the campaign. The Red tornadoes host St. Stephens (Hickory, NC) to encounter the Indians in a Western Foothills 3A outing on Friday, April 19. The Indians enter the outing with a record of 5-10. St. Stephens won 11-1 in their recent non-league outing against Newton-Conover (Newton, NC)