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GENERAL
Nickname: Locomotives
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Mike Ludwig
League: A - Southeast
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank*: #6

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -3.4
2023 National Rank: #6337
2023 State Rank: #16
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -0.6
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -16.3
2024 National Rank*: #5899
2024 State Rank*: #11
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 15.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2662
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 31.8
5-Year Dynasty Record: 42-10 (25-4 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 14.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3995
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 31.1
Dynasty Record: 130-80 (75-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 8-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 26.5
2023 Points Against Average: 13.5
2023 Differential: +13
2023 Wins: #5926 Havre (30-17), #9286 Lockwood (Billings) (27-15), #9574 Custer County (Miles City) (27-13), #9935 Dawson County (Glendive) (35-7), #9935 Dawson County (Glendive) (28-19), #10745 East Helena (31-6), #11774 Hardin (40-0), #12350 Sidney (35-0)
2023 Losses: #4512 Corvallis (24-17), #4688 Billings Central Catholic (Billings) (26-21), #4798 Fergus/Winnett/Grass Range (Lewistown) (21-0)
2023 Opponents W-L: 52-56
Recent State Championships: 2020
Recent League Championships: 2021 (A - East)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 at Sidney, 9/13 at Hardin, 9/20 Billings Central Catholic (Billings), 9/27 at Custer County (Miles City), 10/4 Dawson County (Glendive), 10/11 at Havre, 10/18 East Helena, 10/25 at Lockwood (Billings)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Billings Central Catholic (Billings) (-4.8), Havre (-14.1), Lockwood (Billings) (-34.4)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Sidney (-52.9), Hardin (-48.9), Dawson County (Glendive) (-39.7)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.5 (-14.7 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -33.6
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -16.1
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #13
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5589
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-2
2024 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 7%



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