After flying high against Cocoa Beach last Tuesday, Space Coast came back down to earth. The Space Coast Vipers had to suffer through a 72-30 loss at the hands of the Cocoa Tigers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 69-49 back in January.
Cocoa found their leader in sophomore Gianna Conklin-Jones, who went 9 for 14 on her way to 23 points along with seven steals and five assists. Conklin-Jones has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Another player making a difference was Khamoni Agee, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds.
Space Coast's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 17-9. As for Cocoa, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Space Coast does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cocoa, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Tigers challenge the Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on February 13th. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cardinal Mooney comes in on ten and Cocoa on three.
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