Gallatin NJROTC defeats Bob Jones AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Gallatin NJROTC defeated Bob Jones AFJROTC 897 to 792 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 5 - 2 record. Gallatin NJROTC was led by, Blake Rittenberry who shot a 250. The remaining contributing members were William Wright, Nick Fridenmaker, and Makayla Troup. Gallatin NJROTC is from Gallatin, TN, and is coached by Duff Thompson.
Bob Jones AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 6 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Bob Jones AFJROTC was led by, Jackson Lozano who shot a 205. The remaining contributing members were Rachel White, Zachary Floyd, and Kirsten Stiggers. Bob Jones AFJROTC is from Madison, AL, and is coached by Ellis Clark.
Next up Gallatin NJROTC will compete against Arlington Grand Prairie High School from Grand Prairie, TX. Arlington Grand Prairie High School currently has a 5 - 2 record. While Bob Jones AFJROTC will compete against Waller AFJROTC from Waller, TX. Waller AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 5 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal win-loss record.
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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.874982010.1
Gallatin NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1109
Bob Jones AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1060
25 - 31 Mar 2019