Cocoa Beach has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Space Coast Vipers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cocoa Beach's defense has only allowed 15.6 points per game this season, so Space Coast's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Cocoa Beach will head out to face Space Coast after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Cocoa Beach fell just short of St. Edward's by a score of 23-21. The defeat continues a trend for the Minutemen in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost three in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Remy Vigne, who threw for 162 yards and three touchdowns. Santi Chavez also deserves a shout-out for his two touchdowns.
Cocoa Beach's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Brennan Berk and Angel Stanley. Stanley also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Meanwhile, Space Coast strolled past Celebration with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 28-12.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Space Coast's defense and their seven sacks. Celebration's QB won't forget Alex Banachoski anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Jacob Starkey was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making six total tackles (2.0 for loss), and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Cocoa Beach's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2. As for Space Coast, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Cocoa Beach took a serious blow against Space Coast in their previous matchup back in October of 2020, falling 47-7. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cocoa Beach was down 41-7.
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