The Cocoa Beach Minutemen will square off against the Calvary Chapel Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cocoa Beach's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Calvary Chapel Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cocoa Beach fell victim to Viera and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 1-0. The Minutemen have struggled against the Hawks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Kristian Wolfe spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Calvary Chapel Academy came up short against Merritt Island Christian on Tuesday and fell 11-8.
Aiden Bishop was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Shea Lindblom was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Calvary Chapel Academy has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost ten of their last 11 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for Cocoa Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9.
Everything went Cocoa Beach's way against Calvary Chapel Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Cocoa Beach made off with a 10-0 victory. Will the Minutemen repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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