Lejeune MCJROTC defeats Royal MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Lejeune MCJROTC defeated Royal MCJROTC 937.2 to 885.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Lejeune MCJROTC is in tenth place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Lejeune MCJROTC was led by, Alex Sanchez who shot a 239.2. The remaining contributing members were Xiomara Flores, Luis Perez, and Sophia DiBella. Lejeune MCJROTC is from Camp Lejeune, NC, and is coached by Maj Brian Griffing.
Royal MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. Royal MCJROTC was led by, Jesus Morales who shot a 234.2. The remaining contributing members were Jenna Johnson, Jimi Foller, and Daniel Baires. Royal MCJROTC is from Pattison, TX, and is coached by LaShan Bland.
Next up Lejeune MCJROTC will compete against Henry J Kaiser AJROTC from Riverside, CA. Henry J Kaiser AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. While Royal MCJROTC will compete against Oxford NJROTC from Oxford, MA. Oxford NJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021102910494324.1
Lejeune MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1670
Royal MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1661
01 - 07 Nov 2021