Cocoa hasn't had much luck against Cocoa Beach recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Tigers will challenge the Minutemen at 5:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Cocoa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They beat Atlantic by a goal, winning 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Cocoa were the better team in the second half.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Trinity Moore, who's now up to 13 this season.
Meanwhile, Cocoa Beach fell victim to Melbourne and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. The loss continues a trend for Cocoa Beach in their meetings with Melbourne: they've now lost six in a row.
Cocoa has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6-1 record this season. As for Cocoa Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9-2.
Cocoa suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Cocoa Beach in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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