Football Preview: Cocoa Beach Minutemen vs. Winter Springs Bears
The Cocoa Beach Minutemen will square off against the Winter Springs Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cocoa Beach took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 21-19 victory over Cambridge Christian.
Cocoa Beach got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Remy Vigne out in front who threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Santi Chavez, who picked up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Winter Springs beat Celebration 19-14 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Makiye Mcburse and his top target Tristen Raines. Mcburse threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns while Raines gained 105 total yards and two touchdowns. 113 of those passing yards were hauled in by Johan Torres.
One reason for the win was Winter Springs' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Jorden Federick was especially locked on to Celebration's QB and sacked him twice. Federick didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made three total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Cocoa Beach now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Winter Springs, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
