The Cocoa Beach Minutemen are taking a road trip to square off against the Titusville Terriers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cocoa Beach has three straight wins, Titusville has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cocoa Beach made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Merritt Island Christian, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Minutemen were the clear victors by a 19-9 margin over the Cougars on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Minutemen, who have now won seven contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Rachel Juarez tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up three earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Cocoa Beach let Zoe Vella and Isabella Deese run wild. Vella scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Deese scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave Deese a new career-high. Lauren Cann was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Cocoa Beach hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least three batters in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Titusville came up short against Space Coast on Wednesday and fell 7-3.
Cocoa Beach pushed their record up to 9-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.7 runs over those games. As for Titusville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Cocoa Beach took their victory against Titusville when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 15-5 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Minutemen since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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