Soccer Game Preview: Merritt Island vs. Cocoa Beach

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Previous Games

01/14/25 - Neutral	2-4 L
12/06/23 - Home	5-0 W
12/14/22 - Away	5-0 W
12/14/21 - Home	7-0 W
01/06/21 - Away	8-0 W
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Merritt Island is 9-1 against Cocoa Beach since December of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Mustangs will welcome the Minutemen at 7:00 p.m. Merritt Island will be strutting in after a victory while Cocoa Beach will be coming in after a defeat.

Merritt Island's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Astronaut 5-0. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Merritt Island's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Cocoa Beach's offense. They fell 2-0 to George Jenkins on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Cocoa Beach have lost by exactly two goals.

Cocoa Beach now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Merritt Island, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-1-1.

Merritt Island couldn't quite get it done against Cocoa Beach when the teams last played back in January as they fell 4-2. Will the Mustangs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.