After flying high against Synergy Magnet K12 last Tuesday, Cocoa came back down to earth. The Cocoa Tigers fell 62-50 to the Palm Bay Pirates on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost five in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Palm Bay to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elijah Buffong, who scored 11 points in addition to seven rebounds. Ryann Brown was another key player, going 6 for 13 en route to 14 points plus five rebounds and three steals.
Cocoa's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Palm Bay, they pushed their record up to 2-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Cocoa has already played their next matchup, a 72-48 defeat against East River on the 3rd. As for Palm Bay, they will head out to take on Viera at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Palm Bay knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Viera likes a good challenge.
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