Basketball Recap: Cocoa Beach Finds Home Court Redemption Against Father Lopez

There's no place like home for Cocoa Beach, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They managed a 30-24 victory over the Father Lopez Green Wave on Friday. For the Minutemen, this counts as revenge for the 48-32 win the Green Wave walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2024.

Despite the loss, Father Lopez still got an impressive performance from Addy Fulton, who posted 12 points. That was a full 50% of Father Lopez's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.

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Previous 3 Games (Home)

01/17/25 vs Father Lopez	30-24
01/07/25 vs Astronaut	39-6
12/16/24 vs Calvary Chapel Academy	32-22

Cocoa Beach pushed their record up to 6-13 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 17.3 points per game. As for Father Lopez, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-15.

Cocoa Beach wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 51-19 loss against Rockledge on the 22nd. As for Father Lopez, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 71-25 defeat against Flagler Palm Coast on the 21st.