The Cocoa Beach Minutemen will face off against the Viera Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Viera will be up against a hot Cocoa Beach squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Everything went Cocoa Beach's way against Merritt Island on Monday as Cocoa Beach made off with a 5-2 win.
Cocoa Beach hit Merritt Island with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Max Perez (2), Jadyn Senger, Rhys Gallant, and Thatcher Moffitt.
Meanwhile, Viera kept a clean sheet against Melbourne on Monday. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 4-0 victory. The Hawks' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Viera is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those eight games. As for Cocoa Beach, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2-1.
Cocoa Beach came out on top in a nail-biter against Viera when the teams last played back in November of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cocoa Beach since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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