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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Raiders
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Ray Cosenza
League: Midland Wachusett - A
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 4.4
2013 National Rank: #6847
2013 State Rank: #124
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 3.1
2014 National Rank: #6890
2014 State Rank: #120
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 14.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3577
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.1
Dynasty Record: 59-67 (24-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 19.4
2013 Points Against Average: 25.2
2013 Differential: -5.8
2013 Wins: #7144 Wachusett Regional (Holden) (21-7), #9158 North Middlesex Regional (Townsend) (29-14), #9158 North Middlesex Regional (Townsend) (41-24)
2013 Losses: #689 Leominster (48-29), #1008 St. John's (Shrewsbury) (20-15), #2264 Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley) (14-8), #2795 Shrewsbury (23-6), #3889 Marlborough (27-7), #4146 Nashoba Regional (Bolton) (48-29), #4146 Nashoba Regional (Bolton) (24-8), #8416 Groton-Dunstable (Groton) (28-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 69-54
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Division I North), 2007 (tied for 1st; Division I North), 2003 (tied for 1st; Division I)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/13 vs Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley), 9/19 at Wachusett Regional (Holden), 9/26 vs St. John's (Shrewsbury), 10/4 at Shrewsbury, 10/10 vs North Middlesex Regional (Townsend), 10/17 vs Groton-Dunstable (Groton), 10/24 vs Nashoba Regional (Bolton), 11/27 vs Leominster
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Leominster (40.2), St. John's (Shrewsbury) (37.9), Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley) (32.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: North Middlesex Regional (Townsend) (-5.2), Groton-Dunstable (Groton) (-1.9), Wachusett Regional (Holden) (3.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5 (15.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2263
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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