The Cocoa Beach Minutemen will face off against the Edgewood Red Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cocoa Beach is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season.
Last Monday, Cocoa Beach was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 51-45 to Merritt Island.
Despite the loss, Cocoa Beach saw an underclassman step up: freshman Tristan Louis made all 5 shots he took to post 15 points. Jayesiah Carr was another key player, putting up six points along with seven boards and three steals.
Even though they lost, Cocoa Beach smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Edgewood came up short against Brevard Christian back in December of 2024 and fell 53-46.
Cocoa Beach will need focus on slowing down Santiago Jimenez, one of several Edgewood players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 of 9 on his way to 10 points and six steals. The dominant performance gave Jimenez a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eddie Monterrubio, who posted ten points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Cocoa Beach has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for Edgewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Cocoa Beach has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31.1 boards per game. However, it's not like Edgewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.3 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Cocoa Beach strolled past Edgewood in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 63-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cocoa Beach since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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