Football Game Preview: First Presbyterian Day Vikings vs. Brookstone Cougars + How To Watch

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Previous Games

09/05/25 - Away	22-31 L
09/06/24 - Home	6-3 W
12/01/23 - Home	44-24 W
09/01/23 - Away	47-28 W
11/18/22 - Away	30-38 L
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First Presbyterian Day and Brookstone are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Vikings are taking a road trip to face off against the Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

First Presbyterian Day is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Strong Rock Christian 42-7. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Brookstone was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past St. Anne-Pacelli 40-7. The victory continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won four in a row.

First Presbyterian Day better keep an eye on Sammie Laboy. He was instrumental in Brookstone's win, rushing for 113 yards and three scores. Gray Jones was another key player, rushing for 60 yards and one TD on only seven carries.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Brookstone proved: they limited St. Anne-Pacelli to a paltry 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Matthew Archibald for the heroic effort on defense: he. The dominant display was nothing new: Brookstone has now limited their opponent to fewer and fewer yards per carry in three consecutive games.

Brookstone didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kingston Terry and William Gilley. Charlie Peak was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing one fumble, and making seven total tackles (3.5 for loss).

Brookstone's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for First Presbyterian Day, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.

First Presbyterian Day came up short against Brookstone in their previous matchup back in September, falling 31-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Cougars' Broughton Branch, who threw for 130 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 91 yards and one score. Now that the Vikings know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.