Cocoa Beach won the last time they faced Palm Bay, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Cocoa Beach Minutemen walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Palm Bay Pirates.
Gabi Fuentes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaelin Goslin, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Daniels, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Cocoa Beach has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Palm Bay, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Cocoa Beach will take on Space Coast at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Palm Bay, they will head out on the road to challenge Eau Gallie at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Eau Gallie is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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