Softball Game Preview: Cocoa Beach Minutemen vs. Gateway Panthers

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Previous 4 Games

02/18/25 - Home	20-5 W
04/25/24 - Home	13-3 W
04/05/24 - Away	36-24 W
04/04/23 - Home	16-3 W

Cocoa Beach is a perfect 4-0 against Gateway since April of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Minutemen will square off against the Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Cocoa Beach is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.

On Friday, Cocoa Beach came up short against Cocoa and fell 5-2.

Natalia Soto made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Gateway, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Freedom 2-1.

Cocoa Beach has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season. As for Gateway, their victory bumped their record up to 5-9.

Cocoa Beach took their win against Gateway when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 20-5 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Minutemen since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.