Alberton Sports Shooting Club defeats NoVA Sharpshooters
Shooting their highest score of the season Alberton Sports Shooting Club defeated NoVA Sharpshooters 2230 to 2149 in the National Air Pistol League. With the win, Alberton Sports Shooting Club is in second place overall. They currently have a 5 - 1 record. Alberton Sports Shooting Club was led by, Francois van Tonder who shot a 566. The remaining contributing members were Shaun Kennedey, Xander van der Westhuizen, and Mornay De Beer. Alberton Sports Shooting Club is from Germiston, ZAF, and is coached by Gary Cimma.
NoVA Sharpshooters currently has a 3 - 4 record. After the loss they are in fourth place overall. NoVA Sharpshooters was led by, Bhavjeet Sanghera who shot a 556. The remaining contributing members were Suman Sanghera, Victor Mou, and Connor Shea. NoVA Sharpshooters is from Centreville, VA, and is coached by Tim Greenhaw.
Next up Alberton Sports Shooting Club will compete against Maspenock Rod and Gun Club from Milford, MA. Maspenock Rod and Gun Club currently has a 6 - 0 record. While NoVA Sharpshooters has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Pistol League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for 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 win-loss record.
In each game the teams compete in a 60 shot air pistol match. This competition is identical to the Air Pistol events in the Olympic games. Each athlete will shoots 60 shots, with each shot worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 60 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/air-pistol
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021031818290301.1
Alberton Sports Shooting Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1554
NoVA Sharpshooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1517
22 - 28 Mar 2021