(Interstat) — Aguascalientes Panteras seek two-game sweep of Lobos Plateados

Aguascalientes (2-1) will host Lobos Plateados (1-3) on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Hermanos Carreon in an LNBP matchup in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

The Panteras won the opener of this two-game series Tuesday, beating Lobos Plateados 111-88. Ahmed Hill led Aguascalientes with 22 points, two rebounds and one assist in 24 minutes. Jorge de la Serna added nine points, four rebounds, two assists and two blocks, while Jaron Martin contributed 10 points and seven assists.

Lobos Plateados were led by Mike Myers, who had 26 points and seven rebounds in 23 minutes. Elias King added 16 points and three rebounds, and Adrio Bailey recorded 13 points, one rebound, one assist and two blocks.

Aguascalientes enters with momentum despite a bumpy early stretch. The Panteras split a two-game set at Gambusinos, winning 88-69 on Aug. 6 and losing 84-74 on Aug. 5. Hill was quiet in the win, finishing with two points, five rebounds and two assists, but he scored 13 points with seven rebounds in the loss.

Lobos Plateados have lost three of their first four games. After winning at Jal. Astros 79-71 on Aug. 1, they dropped two home games against Soles: 80-73 on Aug. 6 and 86-64 on Aug. 5. Myers has shown flashes of production, scoring 18 points in an Aug. 5 loss to Soles and 18 points in a July 23 win against Cancun El Calor, but he also played just seven minutes and scored four points in the Aug. 6 loss.

Hill has been more steady. He scored 12 points against Fuerza Regia on July 31, nine in a July 30 win and 13 in the series at Gambusinos.

Interstat’s ELO system is projecting a 92.8 percent probability that Aguascalientes wins Wednesday’s rematch.

After the game, Lobos Plateados will return home to face Dorados on Saturday and Sunday. Aguascalientes will travel to Leon for two games on Saturday and Sunday.