The Cocoa Tigers can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 44-28 victory over Tournament Team. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Cocoa has scored all year.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cocoa to victory, but perhaps none more so than Romeo Johnson, who scored eight points along with five steals. Johnson continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Corey Peterson , who scored six points along with five steals.
Cocoa's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Tournament Team, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-12.
Cocoa will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Palm Bay at 7:00 p.m. on January 8, 2024. Tournament Team and Destin will round out the year against one another at TBD on Thursday at.