BALTIMORE — For the 136th time, Baltimore City College and Baltimore Polytechnic Institute will face off in one of high school football's longest-standing rivalries. The historic matchup is set for Saturday at noon at Morgan State University.

City enters the game riding a 13-game winning streak, including a dominant 40-0 victory over Poly last year. The Knights are led by head coach Rodney Joyner, who played in this rivalry during the 1980s and now coaches his alma mater.

"They hate us, we hate them, but it's fun," Joyner said.

"The game sparks so much pride in each other's schools," Joyner said. "I think it's a feather in the cap to Baltimore as well because City and Poly have always been historically top academic high schools and so it brings out everybody who's been associated with i

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