It's the Backyard Brawl between Blackman and Riverdale - this year hosted at the Inferno. In rivarly games, you throw out the records. This is certainly one of those games.
Riverdale coach Will Kriesky says the loss to Blackman last year was one they've thought a lot about:
Blackman coach Kit Hartsfield says year in and year out, these two teams have been in some battles:
The Warriors come into the game at 4-1 and ranked number six in the state. The Blaze have faced a brutal schedule, going 1-4 - including last week's 35-28 loss to Warren Co. Riverdale is 2-0 in the region while Blackman is 1-1.
Be sure to listen LIVE to the game on WGNSSports.com (website stream, Alexa & Google smart speakers and WGNS App) beginning at 6pm pregame and 7pm kickoff. We will replay the game on radio Saturday afternoon at 2pm.