Missouri Military Academy defeats Royal MCJROTC
Missouri Military Academy defeated Royal MCJROTC 1063.8 to 557.9 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Missouri Military Academy is in tenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Missouri Military Academy was led by, Lance Newland who shot a 373.2. The remaining contributing members were Blake Morais, Brennan Williams, and . Missouri Military Academy is from Mexico, MO, and is coached by Mike Shoemaker.
Royal MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. After the loss they are in twelfth place overall and seventh place within their 'Jrotc' conference. Royal MCJROTC was led by, Diego Martinez who shot a 304.9. The remaining contributing members were Jason Pierce, Daniel Baires, and Jimi Foller. Royal MCJROTC is from Pattison, TX, and is coached by LaShan Bland.
Next up Missouri Military Academy will compete against Hickman County AJROTC from Centerville, TN. Hickman County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Royal MCJROTC will compete against Stewarts Creek AJROTC from Smyrna, TN. Stewarts Creek AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Precision 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 the JROTC and Junior Rifle Club divisions.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021102910361806.1
Missouri Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1584
Royal MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1591
01 - 07 Nov 2021