District 3 is now 3-0 against District 4. District 3 plays no other district for non-district games.
District 3 Non-district games Date Visitor @ Home Predicted Actual Dist 09/05 Traer North Tama @ Sheffield SCMT 10.91 17.00 A4 W 09/12 Blairsburg NE Hamilton @ West Bend-Mallard 47.19 46.00 A4 W 09/19 Greene @ Northwood-Kensett 47.91 41.00 A4 W 09/26 Swea City North Kossuth @ Allison-Bristow -35.47 10/03 Rockwell-Swaledale @ Hubbard-Radcliffe 25.95 10/10 Clarksville @ Rock Falls Nora Springs 76.82 10/17 Manly North Central @ Clarksville -27.66 10/24 Graettinger @ Blairsburg NE Hamilton -28.25 10/31 Latimer CAL-DOWS @ Armstrong-Ringsted 21.18However, District 4 is 2-1 against everyone else, including 1-1 record against 1A teams.
District 4 Non-district games, remaining non-district games are against D3 Date Visitor @ Home Predicted Actual Dist 08/29 Hubbard-Radcliffe @ Guthrie Center -22.01 -13.00 A8 W 08/29 1A Grundy Center @ Traer North Tama 21.43 21.00 1A3 W 09/05 Traer North Tama @ Sheffield SCMT 10.91 17.00 A4 L 09/05 Blairsburg NE Hamilton @ 1A Burnside SE Webster 17.44 8.00 1A2 L 09/12 Blairsburg NE Hamilton @ West Bend-Mallard 47.19 46.00 A4 L 09/19 Greene @ Northwood-Kensett 47.91 41.00 A4 L 09/26 Swea City North Kossuth @ Allison-Bristow -35.47 10/03 Rockwell-Swaledale @ Hubbard-Radcliffe 25.95 10/10 Clarksville @ Rock Falls Nora Springs 76.82 10/17 Manly North Central @ Clarksville -27.66 10/24 Graettinger @ Blairsburg NE Hamilton -28.25 10/31 Latimer CAL-DOWS @ Armstrong-Ringsted 21.18District Rankings:
R Dist Strength 1 A-3 71.17 2 A-1 59.31 3 A-8 49.54 4 A-2 46.66 5 A-4 46.18 6 A-5 37.61 7 A-7 35.24 8 A-6 27.80I don't have any evidence to say that District 4 is bad. District 4 seems to be a middle-strength district.
As always, better analysis will arrive as more games are played.