Soccer Recap: Cocoa Beach's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Monday

If Cocoa Beach was riding high fresh off their 6-2 takedown of St. Cloud last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cocoa Beach Minutemen took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Tigers on Monday. The Minutemen were red-hot offensively headed into the game (they scored no less than four goals in the three contests prior) but the Tigers' defense proved too tough.

Minutemen

Previous 5 Games

12/16/24 @ Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy	0-2
12/12/24 @ St. Cloud	6-2
12/11/24 vs Rockledge	5-2
12/04/24 vs Bayside	5-0
12/02/24 vs Eau Gallie	3-2

Cocoa Beach moved to 8-2-1 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, the win keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.

Cocoa Beach and Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Cocoa Beach (ranked 44th) will meet Lake Wales (ranked 208th) at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Cocoa Beach is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season. Meanwhile, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy will face off against Central at 3:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025 up 38 places (7 vs. 45).