The Newton-Conover Red Devils will take on the Hickory Red Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Newton-Conover comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Newton-Conover lost 19-5 to Bunker Hill on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Hickory had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitchers stepped up to hand West Iredell a 16-0 shutout on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Red Tornadoes considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Hickory's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 2-5. As for Newton-Conover, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Newton-Conover came out on top in a nail-biter against Hickory in their previous matchup back in February of 2025, sneaking past 9-8. Will the Red Devils repeat their success, or do the Red Tornadoes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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