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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Raiders
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Ray Cosenza
League: Midland Wachusett - B
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -8
2016 National Rank: #9309
2016 State Rank: #204
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +3.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: -4.1
2017 National Rank: #8366
2017 State Rank: #175
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 12.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4185
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.7
Dynasty Record: 68-92 (26-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-10
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 13.2
2016 Points Against Average: 36.6
2016 Differential: -23.4
2016 Wins: #9007 Oakmont Regional (Ashburnham) (28-7)
2016 Losses: #822 Shrewsbury (35-7), #1364 Marlborough (35-7), #2383 Wachusett Regional (Holden) (35-19), #2759 Leominster (49-12), #2874 Nashoba Regional (Bolton) (42-7), #3066 Brockton (48-25), #3466 Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley) (44-14), #5926 Groton-Dunstable (Groton) (38-13), #7472 Westborough (41-0), #8039 North Middlesex Regional (Townsend) (29-13)
2016 Opponents W-L: 66-58
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Midland Wachusett - A), 2008 (tied for 1st; Division I North), 2007 (tied for 1st; Division I North), 2003 (tied for 1st; Division I)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 vs St. Bernard's Central Catholic (Fitchburg), 9/15 vs Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley), 9/22 at Nashoba Regional (Bolton), 9/29 vs North Middlesex Regional (Townsend), 10/6 vs Marlborough, 10/13 vs Westborough, 10/20 at Groton-Dunstable (Groton), 10/27 vs South Community/University Park/Claremont Academy (Worcester), 11/23 vs Leominster
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Marlborough (32), Nashoba Regional (Bolton) (23.3), Leominster (16)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: South Community/University Park/Claremont Academy (Worcester) (-42.1), North Middlesex Regional (Townsend) (-5.4), Groton-Dunstable (Groton) (-3.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8 (17.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #141
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6107
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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