Basketball Recap: Cocoa Beach Minutemen vs. Edgewood Red Wolves
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against New Smyrna Beach, Cocoa Beach was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They took down the Edgewood Red Wolves 63-44. With that victory, the Minutemen brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Cocoa Beach got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jayesiah Carr out in front who had ten points plus three steals. What's more, Carr also posted a 50% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Lukas Stevens, who had nine points along with two steals.
Cocoa Beach smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Edgewood lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Santiago Jimenez, who scored six points along with seven steals and five rebounds. Jimenez is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least three every time he's taken the court this season. Eddie Monterrubio was another key player, posting 15 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
The victory snapped Cocoa Beach's losing streak at six games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-5 record. As for Edgewood, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Cocoa Beach will face off against Titusville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cocoa Beach is facing Titusville at the right time seeing as Titusville is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Edgewood, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 48-42 defeat against Merritt Island Christian on the 3rd.
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