Football Game Preview: Forest Grove Vikings vs. Canby Cougars + How To Watch

The Forest Grove Vikings will face off against the Canby Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Canby took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Forest Grove, who comes in off a win.

If Forest Grove beats Canby with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Vikings put the hurt on Aloha with a sharp 42-21 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won four games by 21 points or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three contests, Canby finally came back down to earth on Friday. They were dealt a 50-7 loss at the hands of Wilsonville. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Forest Grove is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.5 points over those games. As for Canby, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 3-3.

Forest Grove was taken down by Canby 43-14 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.