American Legion Post 295 defeats Lafayette Gun Club
Shooting their highest score of the season American Legion Post 295 defeated Lafayette Gun Club 2432.0 to 2398.5 in the 2024 National Precision Air Rifle League. American Legion Post 295 was led by Mackenzie Pruden who shot a 618.1. The remaining contributing members were Sarah Mix, Deitrich Bergman, and Delilah Muzik. They are from Green Springs, OH, and are coached by Matthew Muzik.
Snapping a two game win streak Lafayette Gun Club was led by Christina Morris who shot a 602.7. The remaining contributing members were Evan Williams, Kai Labine, and Anahad Kohli. Lafayette Gun Club is from Grafton, VA, and is coached by Jason Stout.
Next up American Legion Post 295 will compete against Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC from Fountain, CO. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. While Lafayette Gun Club will compete against Everett Sportsman Junior Rifle Club from Everett, PA. Everett Sportsman Junior Rifle Club currently has a 5 - 1 record.
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 the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is nearly identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 60 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Scored in decimal, each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 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.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://rezults.scopos.tech/league/1.1.2024072509092300.3/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2024111109073200.1
American Legion Post 295 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2520
Lafayette Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2516
11 - 24 Nov 2024