Cocoa Beach has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to face off against the Space Coast Vipers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cocoa Beach's defense has only allowed 15.6 points per game this season, so Space Coast's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Cocoa Beach will head out to face Space Coast after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Cocoa Beach fell just short of St. Edward's by a score of 23-21. The Minutemen have struggled against the Pirates recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Remy Vigne, who threw for 162 yards and three touchdowns. Cocoa Beach also got help from Brennan Berk, who showed off his sure hands for 91 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Space Coast didn't have too much trouble with Celebration at home on Friday as they won 28-12.
Space Coast's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Brandon Wiggins and Jacob Starkey. Starkey is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Cocoa Beach's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2. As for Space Coast, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Cocoa Beach was dealt a bruising 47-7 defeat at the hands of Space Coast in their previous meeting back in October of 2020. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cocoa Beach was down 41-7.
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