Round Rock MCJROTC defeats Mattoon AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Round Rock MCJROTC defeated Mattoon AJROTC 1012.9 to 901.5 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Round Rock MCJROTC is in seventh place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Round Rock MCJROTC was led by, Isabella Baker who shot a 266.7. The remaining contributing members were Addison Blair, Caroline Garcia, and Riley Hudson. Round Rock MCJROTC is from Round Rock, TX, and is coached by Thomas Olmeda.
Mattoon AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Mattoon AJROTC was led by, Jeffrey Thomas who shot a 229.0. The remaining contributing members were Shelby Pickering, Larissa Kelly, and Nevaeh Ledbetter. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Next up Round Rock MCJROTC will compete against Smith Station MCJROTC from Smith Station, AL. Smith Station MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Mattoon AJROTC will compete against Abraham Lincoln AJROTC from Denver, CO. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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 shoot 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/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022092213242588.1
Round Rock MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2051
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1999
03 - 09 Oct 2022