Cocoa is 2-8 against Cocoa Beach since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Cocoa was handed a three-set loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Palm Bay. The win was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their four-match losing streak.
Meanwhile, Cocoa Beach posted their closest victory since September 12, 2024 on Wednesday. They won by a set and slipped past Space Coast 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (100-98) Cocoa Beach actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 21-25, 12-25, 25-18, 15-9.
Cocoa's win bumped their record up to 3-16. As for Cocoa Beach, their victory bumped their record up to 7-16.
Cocoa suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cocoa Beach in their previous matchup last Thursday. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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