The Cocoa Beach Minutemen will challenge the Space Coast Vipers at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Cocoa Beach is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Cocoa Beach managed to slip by Satellite the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Minutemen lost 3-0 to the Scorpions on Monday.
While Cocoa Beach was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Satellite's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-14, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Space Coast came up short against Brevard HEAT on Monday and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Vipers in their meetings with the Firehawks: they've now lost three in a row.
Space Coast was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Brevard HEAT work for it, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 21-25, 26-24, 25-21.
Cocoa Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Space Coast, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
Cocoa Beach suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Space Coast when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Vipers' Haley Cowling, who had 23 digs and six aces. Now that the Minutemen know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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