The Cocoa Beach Minutemen will square off against the Titusville Terriers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cocoa Beach's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Titusville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cocoa Beach is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Melbourne just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2.
Cocoa Beach saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gant Ramsey, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits Ramsey has posted since back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Titusville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They blew past Brevard HEAT 17-7 on Thursday. With that victory, the Terriers brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Titusville let Jacob Bercaw and Cooper Cecilione run wild. Bercaw scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Cecilione scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Demaree Fielder-Frey, who scored two runs while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.
Titusville hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brevard HEAT struck out seven times.
Cocoa Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Titusville, their win bumped their record up to 5-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cocoa Beach has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Titusville struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cocoa Beach took their victory against Titusville in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 6-0. Does Cocoa Beach have another victory up their sleeve, or will Titusville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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