Space Coast and Cocoa are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but likely not for long. The Space Coast Vipers will head out on the road to take on the Cocoa Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Space Coast and 13 for Cocoa.
Things were looking good for Space Coast after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 10-4 to Melbourne.
Space Coast saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Henry, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Henry has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Cocoa came up short against Atlantic on Friday and fell 6-2.
Space Coast's record now sits at 1-23. As for Cocoa, their record now sits at 4-14.
Space Coast came up short against Cocoa in their previous meeting back in March, falling 11-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cocoa's Aj Contreras, who tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Now that Space Coast knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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