A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cocoa Tigers take on the Forest Wildcats at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday... Cocoa is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Cocoa will head into Friday's matchup having proved themselves against Edgewood: Cocoa took a 27-point loss the last time they faced off against Edgewood, but they managed to turn things around on Friday. Cocoa narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Edgewood 48-45. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted since December 29, 2023.
Cocoa's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mya Drake led the charge by going 6 for 12 en route to 18 points plus five rebounds. What's more, Drake also posted a 45% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's posted since back in December of 2023. Gianna Conklin-Jones was another key player, earning eight points plus seven assists and five rebounds.
Cocoa smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Forest beat Gibbs 48-39 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Forest's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Cocoa, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
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