The Cocoa Beach Minutemen are taking a road trip to challenge the Bayside Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Cocoa Beach and five for Bayside.
Cocoa Beach made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Foundation Academy, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Minutemen fell just short of the Lions by a score of 37-34 on Friday. Even if the Minutemen couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.

Arturo Stanley
| 10/17/25 @ Foundation Academy | 115 |
| 08/22/25 @ Melbourne | 80 |
| 09/05/25 vs Palm Bay | 71 |
| 10/03/25 vs Viera | 70 |
| 10/10/25 @ Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy | 57 |
Remy Vigne put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 21 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 198 yards while completing 72.7% of his passes. 115 of Vigne's passing yards were hauled in by Arturo Stanley.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Bayside's offense. They came up short against Okeechobee on Friday, falling 22-0. Considering the last time the Bears couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
Cocoa Beach's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Bayside, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-7.
Cocoa Beach couldn't quite get it done against Bayside when the teams last played back in October of 2024 as they fell 21-14. Can the Minutemen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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