Cocoa Beach and Space Coast are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2019, but not for long. The Cocoa Beach Minutemen will be taking part in a tournament against the Space Coast Vipers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Cocoa Beach came up short against Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy on Monday, falling 68-43. The Minutemen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Max Louis put forth a good effort for the losing side as he posted 11 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayesiah Carr, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Space Coast was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against Titusville, falling 62-17. The game marked the Vipers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Space Coast's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Cocoa Beach, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Everything came up roses for Cocoa Beach against Space Coast in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 57-22 victory. In that contest, Cocoa Beach amassed a halftime lead of 35-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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