Cocoa Beach won the last time they faced Taylor, and things went their way on Friday too. The Cocoa Beach Minutemen pulled ahead with a 21-20 photo finish over the Taylor Wildcats. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Minutemen.
Cocoa Beach got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ryan Rogers out in front who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Those 108 rushing yards gave Rogers a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Remy Vigne, who threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Cocoa Beach didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jay Asan and Brady Sup.
When it comes to explaining why Taylor lost, don't look at James Thomas. Despite the final result, he rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown.
Cocoa Beach's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-6. As for Taylor, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.
Cocoa Beach does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Taylor, they will square off against Father Lopez at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Taylor is facing Father Lopez at the right time seeing as Father Lopez is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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