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GENERAL
Nickname: Diamond Hornets
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Rodney Barr
League: AAAA Region 4
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 3.9
2018 National Rank: #5524
2018 State Rank: #103
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -5.9
2019 National Rank: #4294
2019 State Rank: #81
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 6.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7201
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.4
Dynasty Record: 38-134 [39-133 on the field] (18-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 5-6
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 19.2
2018 Points Against Average: 23
2018 Differential: -3.8
2018 Wins: #5464 Dreher (Columbia) (28-14), #6987 Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg) (8-0), #7143 Swansea (14-8), #7315 Crestwood (Sumter) (44-14), #7372 Lakewood (Sumter) (22-14)
2018 Losses: #1816 Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach) (34-14), #1818 Westwood (Blythewood) (40-12), #1879 Flora [A. C.] (Columbia) (38-12), #2691 Wilson (Florence) (14-7), #4261 Airport (West Columbia) (41-28), #6342 Colleton County (Walterboro) (36-22)
2018 Opponents W-L: 58-61
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region V)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Swansea, 8/30 Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach), 9/13 at Wilson (Florence), 9/20 Airport (West Columbia), 10/4 Dreher (Columbia), 10/11 at Crestwood (Sumter), 10/18 Lakewood (Sumter), 10/25 at Flora [A. C.] (Columbia), 11/1 Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach) (17.2), Wilson (Florence) (10.6), Flora [A. C.] (Columbia) (3.1)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Lakewood (Sumter) (-25.7), Swansea (-24.4), Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg) (-22.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9 (7.8 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #89
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4041
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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