The Viera Hawks will take on the Cocoa Beach Minutemen in a tournament on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cocoa Beach will be up against a hot Viera team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Viera never let Melbourne onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Monday. Give the Hawks' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Cocoa Beach hadn't done well against Merritt Island recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Cocoa Beach blew past Merritt Island 5-2. Winning may never get old, but the Minutemen sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
They hit Merritt Island with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Max Perez (2), Jadyn Senger, Rhys Gallant, and Thatcher Moffitt.
Cocoa Beach's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those six matches. As for Viera, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
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