Cocoa is 10-0 against the Vipers since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Cocoa Tigers will square off against the Space Coast Vipers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Cocoa didn't have too much breathing room in their match against the Indians, but they still walked away with a 52-48 victory. The win was just what Cocoa needed coming off of a 68-28 defeat in their prior matchup.
Meanwhile, Space Coast stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Astronaut 72-8 at home. Winning may never get old, but Space Coast sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Space Coast's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Phillayjah Carroll led the charge by scoring 24 points. Carroll has been hot recently, having posted 22 or more points the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Hill, who scored 17 points.
Cocoa is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Space Coast, they pushed their record up to 17-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Cocoa strolled past the Vipers in their previous matchup back in January of 2023 by a score of 58-40. Will Cocoa repeat their success, or do the Vipers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
