Cocoa was handed a three-set defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Palm Bay Pirates 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted since September 19, 2024.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (110-105) Cocoa actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-20, 13-25, 24-26, 27-25, 16-14.
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| 09/11/25 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 08/28/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 10/17/22 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 09/29/21 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 10/03/19 - Away | 0-3 L |
| + 2 more games |
Cocoa's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Palm Bay, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Cocoa has already played their next contest (against Heritage), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Palm Bay also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Pineapple Cove Classical Academy West Melbourne.
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