Alberton Sports Shooting Club defeats Lafayette Gun Club
Shooting their highest score of the season Alberton Sports Shooting Club defeated Lafayette Gun Club 2192 to 2142 in the National Air Pistol League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Alberton Sports Shooting Club is in second place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Alberton Sports Shooting Club was led by, Francois van Tonder who shot a 559. The remaining contributing members were Xander van der Westhuizen, Mornay De Beer, and Fransie van Tonder. Alberton Sports Shooting Club is from Germiston, ZAF, and is coached by Gary Cimma.
Lafayette Gun Club currently has a 0 - 3 record. After the loss they are in seventh place overall. Shooting their highest team score of the season Lafayette Gun Club was led by, Jason Stout who shot a 542. The remaining contributing members were Gary Bowling, Ben Waits, and Lucia Barcia Arevalo. Lafayette Gun Club is from Grafton, VA, and is coached by Karlowe Kroon.
Next up Alberton Sports Shooting Club will compete against Capital Area Sportsmen from Lansing, MI. Capital Area Sportsmen currently has a 1 - 3 record. While Lafayette Gun Club will compete against GRRP Air Pistol from Jenison, MI. GRRP Air Pistol currently has a 1 - 2 record.
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=1.1.2021020812375038.1
Alberton Sports Shooting Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1554
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1520
15 - 21 Feb 2021