In Thursday's league outing, the host Hickory Red Tornadoes soccer squad scored a tight 7-1 victory over the North Lincoln Knights.

The Red Tornadoes (19-2) will now prepare for their outing against East Lincoln (Denver, NC). The Mustangs go into the Western Foothills 3A outing with a 18-2 record. In their last outing, East Lincoln got by Statesville (Statesville, NC), 9-0, in a league outing.

Next up, the Knights play the Statesville Greyhounds (Statesville, NC) in a Western Foothills 3A outing, on Monday, May 5. North Lincoln will attempt to improve on its 5-11 season record. The Greyhounds go into the outing with a 0-15 record after their 9-0 league loss to East Lincoln (Denver, NC).