High School Rifle Team

[Aragorn243]

We split the two matches this week which did not help our cause as the team that beat us has a better match average and we are now 1-1 head to head. Shot a 493 that night which is very low for us. Second match not much improvement with a 495 but it was at least a win. Other team had their highest score of the year with a 493 so they had me sweating for a bit. They shot a 479 two nights earlier. None of my top three shooters have shot well this week which is what is killing us. Two are seniors and it is a common trend in this sport as focus gets lost as the realization that this is their final few matches. Trying not to bring that up. The third is a junior that simply has not been focused all season. He assumes he's the best, gets frustrated when he's not and just doesn't produce. These three should be shooting 100's each match. This week they shot 99,98,97,100,98,98. The 98's kill us, the 97's aren't even a factor at all. There is now a 3 way tie for 1st at 7-2. We can take out the third, the third can possibly take out the second but I doubt it. One other school has the potential to take all three of us down one so it will be an intersting four matches to the end.