Cocoa Beach hadn't done well against Bayside recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Cocoa Beach Minutemen's defense stepped up to hand the Bayside Bears a 5-0 shutout. Given the Minutemen's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Bears are ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cocoa Beach hit Bayside with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Max Perez (2), Aiden Bartlett, Jadyn Senger, and Malachi Hensley.
Minutemen
| 12/04/24 vs Bayside | 5-0 |
| 12/02/24 vs Eau Gallie | 3-2 |
| 11/15/24 vs Viera | 2-1 |
Cocoa Beach pushed their record up to 6-1-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored ten goals over those three games. As for Bayside, they now have a losing record at 3-4-1.
Cocoa Beach has already played their next matchup, a 5-2 victory against Rockledge on the 11th. As for Bayside, they also wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Space Coast on the 10th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
