Baseball Game Preview: North Shelby Raiders vs. Community Trojans

The North Shelby Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Community Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

On Friday, North Shelby made easy work of Paris and carried off a 13-1 victory. Considering the Raiders have won six matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Cole Browning made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Browning was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times he's played.

Cade Fallert

Runs

05/02/25 @ Paris	3
04/10/25 @ Monroe City	3
04/17/25 @ Highland	2
04/14/25 @ Westran	2
04/15/25 vs Scotland County	1

In other batting news, Cade Fallert was incredible, firing off three home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-4. He also scored three runs, which is notable because North Shelby is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Isaac Berry, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.

North Shelby hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in three consecutive games.

Community not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since March 24th (when they won 12-0). They blew past Madison 14-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.

North Shelby has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Community, they now have a winning record of 8-7.

North Shelby came out on top in a nail-biter against Community when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.