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GENERAL
Nickname: Diamond Hornets
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Matthew Nesbit
League: AAA Region 4 (moving from AAAA Region 4)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #22

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 9.5
2019 National Rank: #4498
2019 State Rank: #85
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -6.1
2020 National Rank*: #5494
2020 State Rank*: #107
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 6.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6987
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 12.8
Dynasty Record: 45-139 [46-138 on the field] (23-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 7-5
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 27.2
2019 Points Against Average: 28.3
2019 Differential: -1.1
2019 Wins: #2039 Flora [A. C.] (Columbia) (32-20), #5229 Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg) (25-14), #6522 Marlboro County (Bennettsville) (20-14), #6520 Lakewood (Sumter) (40-35), #6593 Swansea (41-39), #6908 Crestwood (Sumter) (42-17), #10162 Dreher (Columbia) (56-7)
2019 Losses: #436 Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach) (41-6), #1719 Westwood (Blythewood) (38-6), #2895 Airport (West Columbia) (42-12), #2895 Airport (West Columbia) (42-30), #3046 Wilson (Florence) (30-16)
2019 Opponents W-L: 77-61
Recent League Championships: 2019 (AAAA Region 4), 2017 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region V)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/25 at Chapin, 10/2 Fairfield Central (Winnsboro), 10/16 vs Irmo (Columbia), 10/23 at Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia), 11/2 at Mid-Carolina (Prosperity), 11/5 at Ridge View (Columbia), 11/13 Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Ridge View (Columbia) (26.1), Irmo (Columbia) (18), Chapin (17.4)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia) (-13.4), Mid-Carolina (Prosperity) (-11.1), Fairfield Central (Winnsboro) (-2.3)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.8 (10.9 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 4.7
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -9.1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #48
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2124
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-5
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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