Basketball Game Preview: Cocoa Beach Minutemen vs. Heritage Panthers

Cocoa Beach hasn't had much luck against Heritage recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Cocoa Beach Minutemen will welcome the Heritage Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Cocoa Beach is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Titusville on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cocoa Beach took a blow against Titusville, falling 70-39. The Minutemen were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-20.

Meanwhile, Heritage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 64-58 heartbreaker at the hands of Sebastian River.

Cocoa Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.

Cocoa Beach didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Heritage in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 63-59 win. Does Cocoa Beach have another victory up their sleeve, or will Heritage turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.