If Cocoa Beach was feeling good off their 9-1 takedown of Heritage last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cocoa Beach Minutemen fell just short of the Cocoa Tigers by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday. Cocoa Beach was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Cocoa apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
Cocoa Beach got a big performance out of Naomi Knight, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Cocoa's side, Alexa Jameson made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Jameson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Cocoa Beach dropped their record down to 3-5 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Cocoa, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Cocoa Beach didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-4 victory vs. Palm Bay on the 14th. Cocoa has also already played their next match, a 13-1 defeat against Rockledge on the 14th.
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