The Maiden Blue Devils (Maiden, NC) softball the host Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC), 12-9 in Friday's league outing.

The Blue Devils now sport a 2-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Foard for a Western Foothills 4A/5A outing on Tuesday, March 10. Maiden will encounter a Tigers team coming off a 14-1 league win over Bandys (Catawba, NC). The Tigers record now stands at 5-0.

With the loss, Hickory moves to 1-3 on the campaign. The Red tornadoes travel to North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC) to clash with the Knights in a Western Foothills 4A/5A test on Tuesday, March 10. The Knights go into the test with a record of 3-1. North Lincoln won 18-0 in their recent league outing against Newton-Conover (Newton, NC)