The stands were packed, the crowd was deafening, and upon entering the gates at Ray Hughes Stadium you could tell this was a true rivalry game.
Unfortunately, the game was only close for the first few drives, as the Oakland Patriots blew out the Riverdale Warriors 43-14 in the 2017 Battle of the 'Boro.
"The moment didn't get too big for us," Oakland coach Kevin Creasy said. "At the end of the day, we know what our job is and what we have to do. We even talked about it; we knew those guys were going to come out fired up.