Baseball Recap: Space Coast Vipers vs. Cocoa Beach Minutemen
Space Coast lost against Cocoa Beach back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Space Coast Vipers fell victim to a rough 16-5 loss at the hands of the Cocoa Beach Minutemen. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Space Coast in their matchups with Cocoa Beach: they've now lost three in a row.
Space Coast saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Webster, who went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Reid Schaeffer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
On Cocoa Beach's side, the team relied heavily on Rory O'Connor, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Wilson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Space Coast's loss dropped their record down to 1-20. As for Cocoa Beach, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season.
Space Coast will head out on the road to challenge Melbourne Central Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Melbourne Central Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Cocoa Beach, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Satellite at 6:00 p.m. Satellite is coming into the match with five straight defeats on the road, meaning Cocoa Beach will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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