Basketball Game Preview: Cocoa Beach Minutemen vs. Merritt Island Christian Cougars

Cocoa Beach is 0-6 against Merritt Island Christian since January of 2022 but things could change on Thursday. The Cocoa Beach Minutemen will welcome the Merritt Island Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m.

Cocoa Beach is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They took a 45-29 bruising from Harmony. While losing is never fun, the Minutemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 506th, while the Longhorns are ranked 195th).

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Merritt Island Christian on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Calvary Chapel Academy out of the water with a 58-24 final score. The Cougars pushed the score to 45-16 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.

Merritt Island Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.6 points per game. As for Cocoa Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-16.

Cocoa Beach might still be hurting after the 58-33 loss they got from Merritt Island Christian in their previous matchup on January 10th. Will Cocoa Beach have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.