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Breakdown of Cary-Grove at Lake Zurich

What to look for during tonight's football game.

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When: Today, 7:30 p.m., Mel Eide Field in Lake Zurich

Last Meeting: Lake Zurich 10, Cary-Grove 3 in 2010

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Trojans on offense: The Cary offense has always caused confusion for their opponents even since they went to a triple option.

Last season against Lake Zurich, Patrick O’Malley ran for 96 yards in a game that was tied at 3 late into the fourth quarter.

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If Cary wins this game, they need O’Malley to have a similar impact along with the continued solid play from quarterback Corey Laktas.

Laktas was already over 100 yards rushing by halftime last week against St. Charles East in C-G’s 28-0 win and finished the game with 156 yards rushing and two touchdowns.

Trojans on defense: The rush defense was stout last week, giving up just 24 rushing yards to St. Charles East and just 65 yards overall with three sacks and two interceptions. Lake Zurich started their backup quarterback, Steven Kuhn, after starting quarterback Zach Till injured his ankle during practice.

Kuhn was able to run the offense effectively last week, rushing for two touchdowns and going 9-for-13 in the passing game with a touchdown.

Connor Schrader and Mike Shield each ran for over 100 yards last week for the Bears in their 35-3 win over Fremd.

The 3-3-5 defense that Cary has employed for years could cause issues for Lake Zurich but stopping Schrader and Shield needs to be at the top of the list on defense to stop the Bears’ rushing game.

Things to Know: The Trojans are ranked No. 4 in the state in Class 6A while Lake Zurich is ranked second in Class 7A….

Cary has only 10 losses combined in the last eight seasons….Lake Zurich has won a state title and finished second in state twice over the past five seasons….

Lake Zurich was in Fox Valley Conference along with Cary until leaving for the North Suburban Conference after the 2004-05 season.

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