The Cocoa Beach Minutemen will challenge the Space Coast Vipers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cocoa Beach is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.6 goals per game this season.
On Wednesday, Cocoa Beach had just enough and edged Astronaut out 2-1. Given the Minutemen's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the War Eagles are ranked 288th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Davyn Dias and Kennedy Chandler scored both of Cocoa Beach's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, Space Coast's and Titusville's contest on Wednesday was close at halftime, but Space Coast turned on the heat in the second half with two goals. Space Coast was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Titusville. The result was nothing new for the Vipers, who have now won seven matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
The victory (which was Space Coast's third in a row) raised their record to 10-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those three games. As for Cocoa Beach, their win bumped their record up to 12-3-1.
Everything went Cocoa Beach's way against Space Coast when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as Cocoa Beach made off with a 7-0 victory. Does Cocoa Beach have another victory up their sleeve, or will Space Coast turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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