Astronaut High School's junior varsity football team will play host to Cocoa Beach High School in a non-conference matchup on Thursday, September 3 at 6:30 p.m. The game will take place at Astronaut's home field in Titusville. Both teams enter the season with identical 0-0 records in all categories.
The game marks the first scheduled contest for both programs this season. Astronaut's JV team has not yet played any games in 2026, and Cocoa Beach has also yet to kick off its season. The matchup is part of a three-game stretch for Astronaut, which also faces Bayside High School on September 10 and September 17.
Cocoa Beach's JV team is coming off a summer schedule that included a game against Bayside on August 20. The Tigers have not announced any specific preparation plans for the Astronaut game. Both teams are listed with 0-0 records in non-league, in-state, and out-of-state play.
The game will be the first head-to-head meeting between the two programs in 2026. No previous matchups between Astronaut and Cocoa Beach are listed in the available records. The contest is expected to draw local fans from Titusville and Cocoa Beach, though no ticket information has been released yet.