Basketball Game Preview: Astronaut War Eagles vs. Cocoa Beach Minutemen

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Previous Games

01/18/25 - Home	56-59 L
01/17/25 - Neutral	48-50 L
12/13/22 - Away	79-52 W
12/15/21 - Home	60-19 W
02/05/21 - Home	47-24 W
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Astronaut is 8-2 against Cocoa Beach since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Astronaut War Eagles will take on the Cocoa Beach Minutemen. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Astronaut is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 49-46 victory over Cocoa. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the War Eagles have posted since December 13, 2023.

Meanwhile, everything went Cocoa Beach's way against Crooms Academy on Wednesday as Cocoa Beach made off with a 60-40 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Minutemen.

Cocoa Beach is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-14 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Astronaut, their record now sits at 5-21.

Astronaut couldn't quite finish off Cocoa Beach when the teams last played back in January and fell 59-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cocoa Beach's Max Louis, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Astronaut knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.