Georgia Military College Uses Depth to Win Top-Two League Matchup

Georgia Military College turned a matchup between the top two teams in the overall league rankings into an 89.7-point victory, defeating University of Rhode Island 2435.7 to 2346.0 in the 2026/27 Intercollegiate Rifle League Game 2. The overall rankings place Georgia first and Rhode Island second. The 10-meter air rifle virtual match, conducted from Oct. 12-25, was the second of eight league games, with four scheduled in Fall 2026 and four in Winter/Spring 2027.

Georgia established a 29.2-point advantage through the opening 20 shots of the 60-shot course and widened the margin to 60.5 through 40 shots. The final gap reached 89.7 points after the closing 20 shots, during which MacKenzie Sookhoo scored 208.4 for Georgia.

With the top four scores counting toward the team total, Georgia received balanced production from Sookhoo, Paxton Mounts, Skylar Sanford and Zachary Purvis, whose final scores were separated by 15.5 points. In the top scoring slot, Sookhoo’s 618.8 gave Georgia a 12.6-point advantage over Sophia Wood’s 606.2 for Rhode Island. Georgia’s largest advantage came in the fourth scoring slot, where Purvis scored 603.3 to Carly Albanese’s 569.9, a difference of 33.4 points.

Current Rankings After  Game 2

No. 1 — Georgia Military College (Milledgeville, GA): Team average: 2,427.1

No. 2 — University of Rhode Island (Kingston, RI): Team average: 2,348.6

League Format and Schedule

The National Intercollegiate Rifle League is a national team league for collegiate rifle clubs. Each athlete fires 60 shots scored in decimal; the team score is the sum of the top four shooters. The regular season features two parts — four games in the fall and four in the winter/spring — with competitions held every two weeks. The top three teams in the overall standings at season’s end will receive awards.

College programs interested in joining the league can register at rezults.scopos.tech/national-leagues.

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