Cocoa Beach fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Merritt Island on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Merritt Island Mustangs by a score of 3-2. The Minutemen were not able to make up for their defeat to the Mustangs from their previous meeting back in February of 2024.
Cocoa Beach saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colten Marshall, who went 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one double.
Cocoa Beach now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Merritt Island, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Cocoa Beach will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Rockledge at 6:00 p.m. As for Merritt Island, they will take on Eau Gallie at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Eau Gallie: 2.3, Merritt Island: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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