The Merritt Island Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Cocoa Beach Minutemen at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Merritt Island turned things around against Trinity Prep on Friday. They came out on top against the Saints by a score of 59-52. That looming 59-52 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Mustangs yet this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cocoa Beach, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in December of 2024. They blew past Space Coast 56-28 two weeks ago. The Minutemen pushed the score to 51-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vipers cut but never quite recovered from.
Merritt Island's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-7. As for Cocoa Beach, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.
Merritt Island didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Cocoa Beach when the teams last played back in November of 2024, but they still walked away with a 61-55 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Merritt Island since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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