Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Cary-Grove couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell 17-10 to the Belvidere North Blue Thunder on Friday. The Trojans were red-hot offensively heading into the contest (they scored no less than 31 points in the nine matchups prior), but the Blue Thunder's defense proved too tough.

Trojans
| 11/14/25 vs Belvidere North | 10-17 |
| 11/08/25 vs St. Patrick | 55-21 |
| 11/01/25 vs Sycamore | 42-14 |
| 10/24/25 @ Jacobs | 44-29 |
| 10/17/25 vs Hampshire | 40-7 |
Cary-Grove moved to 9-3 with that defeat, which also ended their nine-game winning streak. As for Belvidere North, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
As of now, neither Cary-Grove nor the Blue Thunder have any future games scheduled.
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