Ran By Faith versus Air Force

This is an instant rivalry due to the fact that it is bringing about The Show’s first ever replay game. Air Force led most of the way when the two teams first met, but after an RBF run and a botched call by the officials the true outcome of the game is still in question. The two teams will replay the end of the game and then compete in a rematch immediately afterwards. With the playoffs looming and both teams so close in record, this could shift the seeding drastically should one team manage to pick up two wins in one day.

Long Beach Knights versus Do Work

The Long Beach Knights’ last game in the Downey League came over a year ago. Herb Brown and Carl Montgomery fell short to Randy Winbush’s Much Game team in the semifinals of the Downey playoffs. Incarnations of both teams have competed against each other in three different cities now. Despite the Knights being one of the better teams for years, Winbush’s teams seem to always outlast them, often going deeper into the playoffs and collecting more championships. The Knights will look to change things in Compton.

The Supers versus The Showstopperz

Possibly the most heated rivalry in the league pits friends and family against one another. The Supers are 4-2 all time against The Showstopperz, but the two losses were statement gamesfrom the Showstopperz. One was in the playoffs and the other in a blowout. The two teams know each other very well and aside from this season’s Week 1 blowout the games usually go down to the wire.

D.A.W.G.S. versus Mohicans

Brother versus brother, cousins versus cousins. The D.A.W.G.S split from the Supers last season to form their own squad. After a disappointing season, the D.A.W.G.S. split with the Mohicans emerging as the new team. Thus far they are having very different seasons. The Mohicans are winless, while D.A.W.G.S. are eyeing a playoff berth. But you can throw records out the window, when they meet for the first time since their split.

Terror Squad versus Street Legends

Terror Squad and Street Legends have battled in Hawaiian Gardens, Downey  and Compton. Terror Squad has changed their names but many of the players remain the same. In all Josh Santiago’s squad has competed well against Mauricio Mejia’s Street Legends, but they were bested in the Downey playoffs as the Street Legends made it to the Finals before losing to Do Work. With stars from Downey’s two time Champion Untouchables team now on the Street legends squad, the rivalry may have found new life.