Gwinnett Shooting Sports Narrowly Defeats Bend of the River
Shooting their highest score of the season Gwinnett Shooting Sports edged out Bend of the River 1877.2 to 1870.4 last week in the National BB Gun League. Their fourth win in a row, Gwinnett Shooting Sports is in first place in their Division with a 4 - 0 record. Gwinnett Shooting Sports was led by Bailey Wagner who shot a 389.0. The remaining contributing members were Chase Trammell, Matt Herrington, Riley Hitchcock, and Jayce Wiggs. Gwinnett Shooting Sports is from Sugar Hill, GA, and is coached by Robert Herrington.
Snapping a two game win streak Bend of the River dropped to 2 - 1 on the season. They are currently in second place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Bend of the River was led by Colton Smith who shot a 390.7. The remaining contributing members were Eli Rich, Aliyah Carr, Landon Smith, and Iain Morris. Bend of the River is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by Charles Pardue.
Next up Gwinnett Shooting Sports will compete against NorthWest Shooters from Cypress, TX. NorthWest Shooters currently has a 1 - 1 record. Bend of the River will compete against Lyon County 4-H from Emporia, KS. Lyon County 4-H currently has a 2 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished Division of the Orion National BB Gun League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for BB Gun teams. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top four teams who will compete for the league championship.
BB Gun programs teach gun safety and competitive marksmanship skills to athletes 8 to 15 years of age. Each game in the league teams compete in what is known as a four-position match. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in four different shooting positions, prone, standing, sitting and kneeling at a distance of 5m. Each shot is scored with tenth of a ring accuracy and worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best five athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/BBGunLeague, or contact Orion Scoring System at league@shooterstech.net or +1 703.596.0099.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.788847627.1
Gwinnett Shooting Sports team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=803
Bend of the River team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=806
19 - 25 Feb 2018