Cocoa Beach lost against Space Coast back in October of 2020, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Cocoa Beach Minutemen took a 28-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Space Coast Vipers. The Minutemen have struggled against the Vipers recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Cocoa Beach lost, don't look at Brennan Berk. Despite the final result, he picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 60 yards and a touchdown. Berk showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 64 yards.
Even if they lost, Cocoa Beach's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Sean Brodigan was especially locked on to Space Coast's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Space Coast's side was Anthony Self, who made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
The critical scores for Space Coast came from Dee Parker, Kadyn Thomas, Christopher Mcdonel, and Mcdonel.
Cocoa Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Space Coast, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Cocoa Beach will venture away from home to take on Master's Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Master's Academy will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Cocoa Beach surely won't give up without a fight. As for Space Coast, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Winter Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Winter Springs' defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Space Coast's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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