After flying high against Palm Bay on Tuesday, Cocoa Beach came back down to earth. The Minutemen fell just short of the Eau Gallie Commodores by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Minutemen fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Commodores since Thursday.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Cocoa Beach sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-0, 0-25, 25-0, 0-25, 15-0.
Kylee Fitzpatrick paced Cocoa Beach's offense, picking up 12 kills. Fitzpatrick got some help from Tayber Diffenthal and her 25 assists. Taegan Paglialonga controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Cocoa Beach's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Eau Gallie, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-9.
Cocoa Beach has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Rockledge on the 30th. As for Eau Gallie, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Heritage on the 30th.
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