James Madison AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Pelahatchie AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season James Madison AJROTC edged out Pelahatchie AJROTC 943 to 937 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. James Madison AJROTC was led by, Elizabeth Perez who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Josue Reyes, Gavin Usher, and Chip Coleman. James Madison AJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by LTC Scott Koast.
Snapping a two game win streak Pelahatchie AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Pelahatchie AJROTC was led by, Kayleigh Keys who shot a 242. The remaining contributing members were Landin Pierce, Jose Banuelas, and Macy McCamon . Pelahatchie AJROTC is from Pelahatchie, MS, and is coached by John Gough.
This coming week James Madison AJROTC has a bye week. While Pelahatchie AJROTC will compete against Union Pines NJROTC from Whispering Pines, NC. Union Pines NJROTC currently has a 1 - 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 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=1.1.916767287.1
James Madison AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1233
Pelahatchie AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1231
14 - 20 Oct 2019