{"id":62313,"date":"2025-03-02T22:43:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T03:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=62313"},"modified":"2025-03-02T22:43:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T03:43:46","slug":"batavia-city-fire-wins-the-battle-of-the-badges-hockey-game-for-the-first-time-by-a-score-of-6-3-over-city-pd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/03\/02\/batavia-city-fire-wins-the-battle-of-the-badges-hockey-game-for-the-first-time-by-a-score-of-6-3-over-city-pd\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/City Fire wins the Battle of the Badges hockey game for the first time by a score of 6-3 over City PD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Master-bAttle-of-the-badges-with-graphic-mp4.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p 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