Softball Recap: Cocoa Tigers vs. Cocoa Beach Minutemen
Cocoa won the last time they faced Cocoa Beach, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Cocoa Tigers had just enough and edged the Cocoa Beach Minutemen out 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cocoa.
Alexa Jameson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jerriana Pollard was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
On Cocoa Beach's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Kahl, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Cocoa's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Cocoa Beach, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-14.
Cocoa will head out on the road to challenge Space Coast at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Space Coast is coming into the matchup with four straight losses at home, meaning Cocoa will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. Cocoa Beach will take on Gateway at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cocoa Beach is facing Gateway at the right time seeing as Gateway is stuck on a 13-game losing streak.
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