The Cocoa Tigers and the Eau Gallie Commodores will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. The timing is sure in Cocoa's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Eau Gallie has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Cocoa is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Space Coast 71-49 on Thursday. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Eau Gallie came into Thursday's matchup having lost 12 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against West Shore on Thursday, sneaking past 43-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Commodores have posted since January 24, 2024.
Eau Gallie's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-12. As for Cocoa, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
Cocoa came up short against Eau Gallie in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 50-40. Thankfully for Cocoa, Alayna Lherisse (who shot 5-for-7 from long range and dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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