Mountain Home NJROTC’s three-match winning streak in the 2026 National Precision Air Rifle League came to an end with a 2,249.5-2,136.5 loss to North Forsyth MCJROTC from Cumming, Georgia.
The defeat, occurring during Week 6 of league competition, dropped Mountain Home’s record to 3-2. North Forsyth, which entered the match at 2-2, improved to 3-2 with the win.
Aspen Douglas was Mountain Home's leading scorer, posting a 551.7. Teammates Aaron Hale, Aldyn Buterbaugh, and Annabelle Williams completed the team's scoring lineup.
The match followed the league’s precision format, which requires participants to fire 60 standing air rifle shots. Each team’s final score is determined by the combined totals of its top four individual shooters.
North Forsyth’s Eli Gaddis led all competitors with a match-high score of 578.5. After the first 10 shots, the Georgia team held a 10.2-point advantage over Mountain Home and widened the gap as the event progressed. North Forsyth outscored Mountain Home in each of the four individual scoring slots, with its largest margin of 32.9 points coming in the third slot, where Ryan Dawson’s 562.8 topped Buterbaugh’s 529.9.
The Mountain Home team is coached by Chief Jason Williams, a Naval Science instructor at Mountain Home High School.
With a bye in the coming week, Mountain Home has two matches remaining in its regular season schedule.
The National Precision Air Rifle League is managed by Scopos and features JROTC and club teams competing remotely from across the United States. Teams shoot at their respective home ranges, and results are submitted and compiled online.