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DeSoto County’s Eric Cortez warms up before the Lake Placid game. Cortez scored a “hat trick” for the first time in his career.

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Bulldog Rigoberto Villafuerte dribbles past the Lake Placid defense and drives the ball to score in the 21st minute of the game. DeSoto County won 8-0.

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After Rigoberto Villafuerte scored the 6th goal in the 8-0 win over Lake Placid, he smiles at his teammates on the sidelines. Next to him is Jose Trujillo-Vargas (3).

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DeSoto county JV soccer player Natali Mondragon shoots on goal but the kick went wide and did not get in the net. The Bulldogs beat the Dragons 8-0 on Nov. 27.

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Four of the DeSoto county players who scored in the 8-0 win over Lake Placid are Eric Cortez (who scored three times), next to him is Rodrigo Garcia, Christian Ramirez and Francisco Sanchez.