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| 12/23/24 - Neutral | 2-0 W |
| 12/12/23 - Away | 60-26 W |
| 12/02/22 - Home | 43-26 W |
| 01/18/22 - Away | 44-36 W |
| 01/10/22 - Home | 41-36 W |
Merritt Island Christian is 5-0 against Cocoa Beach since January of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Both will face off at 7:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Merritt Island Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Merritt Island Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Calvary Chapel Academy 63-44 on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 50-22, which was the final score in Cocoa Beach's tilt against Space Coast on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Minutemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Vipers are ranked 180th).
Cocoa Beach has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Merritt Island Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-9.
Merritt Island Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Cocoa Beach when the teams last played back in December of 2024, sneaking past 2-0. Does Merritt Island Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cocoa Beach turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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