It took Guilford less than four minutes to get on the board Thursday in a nonconference match at DeKalb.

The Barbs were able to keep things at a one-goal deficit for a while, but the Vikings exploded for four more in an 11-minute stretch during the first half and rolled to a 7-0 win.

“The first goal, it was a downer, but at least we didn’t let it bury us,” said DeKalb assistant coach Dave Lichamer, a longtime soccer coach at Sycamore. “We didn’t want to go down early. No one wants to go down early.

“We fought back, kept it there, but we were still giving the ball up way, way, way too much.”

DeKalb coach P.J. Hamilton declined to comment after the game.

Entering Thursday, three of the four losses for the Barbs (4-6) were by two goals or less. This was their biggest loss of the year af

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