Edgewood and Cocoa Beach are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Edgewood Red Wolves will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against the Cocoa Beach Minutemen at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Edgewood focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 29 last Wednesday.
Last Wednesday, Edgewood sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 41-38 victory over Pineapple Cove Classical Academy. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Wolves.
Among those leading the charge was Eddie Monterrubio, who went 5 for 11 en route to 13 points plus three steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (67%). Manan Patel was another key player, scoring seven points.
Meanwhile, Cocoa Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 69-49 to New Smyrna Beach. The Minutemen were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-22.
Cocoa Beach's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Edgewood, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Things could have been worse for Edgewood, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-43 loss to Cocoa Beach when the teams last played back in February. Thankfully for Edgewood, Jay Matthews (who scored 15 points along with five steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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