Baseball Preview: Satellite Scorpions vs. Cocoa Beach Minutemen
Satellite is 9-1 against Cocoa Beach since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Satellite Scorpions will head out on the road to face off against the Cocoa Beach Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. Satellite is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Satellite didn't have quite enough to beat Rockledge and fell 2-1.
Satellite saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonathan Wolaver, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Cocoa Beach scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-5 margin over Space Coast. Considering Cocoa Beach has won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Satellite's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Cocoa Beach, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season.
Satellite came out on top in a nail-biter against Cocoa Beach in their previous meeting last Wednesday, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Satellite since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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