Cocoa Beach hasn't had much luck against Space Coast recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Cocoa Beach Minutemen will face off against the Space Coast Vipers at 5:30 p.m. Cocoa Beach has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Thursday, Cocoa Beach ended up a good deal behind Merritt Island Christian and lost 45-30.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Space Coast over Astronaut in every quarter on their way to victory last Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Space Coast blew Astronaut out of the water with a 54-8 final score. The Vipers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Space Coast found their leader in sophomore Phillayjah Carroll, who posted 25 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Layla Mangum, who earned 12 points.
Space Coast is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.9 points per game. As for Cocoa Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-17.
Cocoa Beach was taken down by Space Coast 50-22 in their previous matchup back in January. Can Cocoa Beach avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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