Cocoa hasn't had much luck against Bayside recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bears at 7:00 p.m. Cocoa has given up an average of 5.1 goals per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Cocoa managed to keep up with Cocoa Beach until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Tigers lost 6-1 to the Minutemen. While losing is never fun, Cocoa can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 588th, while Cocoa Beach are ranked 180th).
Meanwhile, Bayside hasn't lost a match since December 2, 2025, a trend which continued in their latest game on Wednesday. They came out on top against Astronaut by a score of 3-1. The win continues a trend for Bayside in their matchups with Astronaut: they've now won eight in a row.
Bayside's victory bumped their record up to 8-2-4. As for Cocoa, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12-1.
Cocoa came up short against Bayside in their previous matchup back in December of 2025, falling 2-0. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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