While it was all tied up 23-23 at halftime, Satellite was not quite Cocoa Beach's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell to the Cocoa Beach Minutemen 46-40. The Scorpions were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Minutemen earlier this season, when they won 58-55.
| 01/23/25 @ Cocoa Beach | 23 |
| 01/13/25 vs Brevard Christian | 32 |
| 01/07/25 vs Melbourne | 28 |
| 01/02/25 vs Atlantic | 21 |
When it comes to explaining why Satellite lost, don't look at K'Dnce Cataldo. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 20 on his way to 23 points. Cataldo's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Xavi Madrid, who posted six points.
Among those leading the charge was Jayesiah Carr, who went 5 of 8 en route to 14 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Lukas Stevens, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 11 points.
Satellite's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Cocoa Beach, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-13 record this season.
Satellite will take on Palm Bay at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Satellite is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.6 points per game this season. As for Cocoa Beach, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 61-30 win against Halifax Academy on the 24th.
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