Basketball Recap: Melbourne Extends Winning Streak to Three
By Team Reports
Jan 9, 2025, 10:14pm
Basketball Recap: Melbourne Bulldogs vs. Cocoa Beach Minutemen

Bulldogs
01/09/25 vs Cocoa Beach | 48-28 |
01/08/25 vs Treasure Coast | 60-48 |
01/07/25 @ Satellite | 84-46 |
Melbourne waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Cocoa Beach Minutemen with a sharp 48-28 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while the Minutemen are ranked 640th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Melbourne has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Cocoa Beach, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Melbourne won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Heritage at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Cocoa Beach, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll square off against Titusville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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