Florida High School Basketball - Merritt Island thwarts Astronaut
December 3, 2025: Merritt Island, FL 32953 The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Merritt Island Mustangs (Merritt Island, FL) and the visiting Astronaut War Eagles (Titusville, FL), observed Merritt Island's basketball team knock off Astronaut by a score of 41-25.
The Mustangs (1-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Satellite (Satellite Beach, FL). The Scorpions come into the 4A District 8 challenge with a 2-2 record. In their last challenge, Satellite prevailed over Rockledge (Rockledge, FL), 61-23, in a league battle.
The War Eagles now own a 2-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Titusville for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 4. Astronaut will meet a Terriers squad coming off a 55-51 non-league loss to West Shore (Melbourne, FL). The Terriers record now stands at 3-1.