DeKALB – The DeKalb boys golf team beat rival Sycamore, 153-183, on Thursday at Kishwaukee Country Club.
The Barbs were led by Jack Paeglow, who led all scorers by shooting an even-par 35. William Schimbke and Brett Paeglow each shot 39. Danny Franzene rounded out the scoring for the Barbs, shooting 40.
While the Barbs may have won by 30 strokes, coach John Cordes doesn't really take wins and losses into account when analyzing how his team played in a dual meet.
Jack Paeglow led the field, but Cordes said that he had to scramble to make par a couple of times.
Jack Paeglow said that it was his short game that kept him atop the leaderboard.
Sycamore was led in scoring by Thomas Fischer, who shot a 41, followed by Nathan Cohn, Iain Purdom and Brendan Fritz, shooting 45, 48 and 49, respectively.
With only three weeks until regionals, Fritz emphasized getting in extra reps and growing as a golfer.
By the numbers: Jack Paeglow led the Barbs with 13 putts over nine holes. Dyllon Davis led the Spartans with 12.
Beyond the stats: The highlight of Fritz's day was the sixth hole. Fritz got up and down for an eagle.
They said it: "Off the teebox, with the driver could use a little spicing up," Thomas Fischer said, when asked about what part of his game could use improvement.
Up next: Sycamore will travel to Deer Park Golf Course in Oglesby to face Ottawa at 4 p.m. Friday. DeKalb will travel to Rockford for the Brad Fowler Invitational at Aldeen Golf Club at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.