The Cocoa Beach Minutemen will square off against the Atlantic Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Cocoa Beach is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Viera just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 6-1 to the Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Minutemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Hawks are ranked 22nd).
Cocoa Beach's goal came courtesy of Scottlynn Canarelli, who's now up to 11 this season.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Atlantic walked away with it. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Atlantic who was credited with the victory on Wednesday. Atlantic got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Cocoa's three. The win was some much needed relief for the Sharks as it spelled an end to their 12-game losing streak.
Cocoa Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 14-4-1. As for Atlantic, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-12.
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