The crowd at Friday's league match between the St. Stephens Indians (Hickory, NC) and the visiting Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC), saw St. Stephens's softball squad achieve victory over Hickory by a count of 9-0.

The Indians now sport a 9-10 record. They take the field next when they travel to North Lincoln for a Western Foothills 3A match on Tuesday, April 25. St. Stephens will face a Knights squad coming off a 6-5 league loss to North Iredell (Olin, NC). The Knights record now stands at 10-10.

With the loss, Hickory falls to 1-15 on the campaign. The Red tornadoes host North Iredell (Olin, NC) to face the Raiders in a Western Foothills 3A match on Tuesday, April 25. The Raiders enter the match with a record of 10-7. North Iredell won 6-5 in their recent league match against North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC)