Fork Union Military Academy Narrowly Defeats Milton NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Fork Union Military Academy edged out Milton NJROTC 948.4 to 942.2 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Fork Union Military Academy was led by Chrysander Rahardjo who shot a 262.5. The remaining contributing members were Francisco Duarte, Christian Lopez, and Sean Hurley. They are from Fork Union, VA, and are coached by MAJ David Wallace.
Overall Fork Union Military Academy is ranked thirty-third. They have a 3 - 3 record.
Snapping a four game win streak Milton NJROTC was led by Devonte Brown who shot a 238.8. The remaining contributing members were Jack Bailes, Jaleel Culpepper, and Tristan Putonti. Milton NJROTC is from Milton, FL, and is coached by Rob Fernandez.
Overall Milton NJROTC is ranked thirtieth. They have a 5 - 2 record.
This coming week Fork Union Military Academy has a bye week. While Milton NJROTC also has a bye week.
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=1.1.2023030315423963.1
Fork Union Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2124
Milton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2129
06 - 12 Mar 2023