The Cocoa Beach Minutemen will challenge the Space Coast Vipers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Cocoa Beach is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let Astronaut onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. Considering the Minutemen have won eight games by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Astronaut with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Jadyn Senger (3), Max Perez (2), Malachi Hensley, and Cai Churcher.
Meanwhile, Space Coast waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sharks, sneaking past 4-3. That's two games straight that the Vipers have won by just one goal.
Cocoa Beach has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those six games. As for Space Coast, they now have a winning record of 8-7-1.
Everything went Cocoa Beach's way against Space Coast in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as Cocoa Beach made off with a 3-0 victory. 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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