Cocoa Beach's game on Thursday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of the Sebastian River Sharks by a score of 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Cocoa Beach came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 160th, while Sebastian River are ranked 471st).
Cocoa Beach's goal came courtesy of Pepe Lanza, who's now up to three this season.
Cocoa Beach's loss ended a three-match streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4-1. As for Sebastian River, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-6-2.
Cocoa Beach has already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Oak Ridge on the 12th. Sebastian River and Central will compete for holiday cheer at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
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