Mattoon AJROTC defeats South Panola AFJROTC
Mattoon AJROTC defeated South Panola AFJROTC 892.1 to 647.9 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Mattoon AJROTC is in thirteenth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Mattoon AJROTC was led by, Connor Pickering who shot a 239.2. The remaining contributing members were Ian Beals, Isabeliii Ledbetter, and Isabeliiii Feager. Mattoon AJROTC is from Charleston, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Cameren Becerra who shot a 248.8. The remaining contributing members were Makayla Bell, Jeremiah Fox, and . South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
This coming week Mattoon AJROTC has a bye week. While South Panola AFJROTC also has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 7 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal skill level.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021020812481232.1
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1548
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1551
15 - 28 Feb 2021