Cocoa Beach extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping them down to 2-16. They were outmatched by the Merritt Island Christian Cougars and fell 68-13. While losing is never fun, the Minutemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 600th, while the Cougars are ranked 204th).
Zoie Shepherd was Cocoa Beach's leading scorer, having posted five points. Shepherd also led the team in rebounds with eight. Lanita Bognot took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
As for Merritt Island Christian, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. They have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 24 points or more this season.
Leading Merritt Island Christian to victory were Keri Shea and Julia Rhodes. Shea almost dropped a triple-double with 16 points, nine rebounds, and 12 steals, while Rhodes went 11-for-25 en route to 28 points and six boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Rhodes has scored at least a third of the Cougars' points. Kami Soares also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.
Cocoa Beach has already played their next game, a 75-6 defeat against Satellite on the 23rd. As for Merritt Island Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 43-32 win against Geneva on the 24th.
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