Boonslick AJROTC defeats Eastern AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Boonslick AJROTC defeated Eastern AJROTC 965.7 to 885.9 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their second win in a row. They currently have a 2 - 3 record. Boonslick AJROTC was led by, Jasmine Price who shot a 251.1. The remaining contributing members were Logan Pierce, Matthew Fry, and Jadzia Pacenza. Boonslick AJROTC is from Boonville, MO, and is coached by SFC Todd Straw.
Eastern AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Eastern AJROTC was led by, Michael Lopez who shot a 239.5. The remaining contributing members were Anhuard Espinal, William Smith, and Reece Compton. Eastern AJROTC is from Louisville, KY, and is coached by John Sallee.
This coming week Boonslick AJROTC has a bye week. While Eastern AJROTC will compete against Gallatin NJROTC from Gallatin, TN. Gallatin NJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 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 skill level.
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/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.945621188.1
Boonslick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1391
Eastern AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1387
02 - 08 Mar 2020