Soccer Preview: Cocoa vs. Cocoa Beach
Cocoa hasn't had much luck against Cocoa Beach recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Cocoa Tigers will challenge the Cocoa Beach Minutemen at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cocoa's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed back in November. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Palm Bay. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Sophia Bass and
Trinity Moore scored both of Cocoa's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Meanwhile, Cocoa Beach waltzed into their contest on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 3-0 victory. The Minutemen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by three goals or more this season.
Cocoa Beach pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those three games. As for Cocoa, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Cocoa came up short against Cocoa Beach when the teams last played back in January, falling 2-0. Can Cocoa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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