Basketball Preview: Cocoa Beach Minutemen vs. Calvary Chapel Academy Eagles
The Cocoa Beach Minutemen will face off against the Calvary Chapel Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Cocoa Beach is looking for their season's first win.
Cocoa Beach is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Space Coast on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cocoa Beach lost 58-38 to Space Coast.
Baylea Holland put forth a good effort for the losing side as she dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (three). Aariyah Robinson was another key player, posting four points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Calvary Chapel Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They enjoyed a cozy 38-22 victory over Master's Academy last Thursday. The team ran away with 28 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the win.
The victory got Calvary Chapel Academy back to even at 1-1. As for Cocoa Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Cocoa Beach's way against Calvary Chapel Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as Cocoa Beach made off with a 54-32 win. In that game, Cocoa Beach amassed a halftime lead of 33-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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