JEREZ DE GARCÍA SALINAS, Mexico (Interstat) — Zacatecas puts its perfect record on the line Saturday against the Jal. Astros in a Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional matchup at Marcelino Gonzalez.

Zacatecas enters at 4-0, while Jal. Astros are 4-1. The Astros’ only loss came Aug. 1 against Lobos Plateados, and they have since won three straight, capped by an 82-57 rout of San Luis Potosi on Wednesday.

Guard Gage Davis has been key for Jal. Astros. He posted 17 points and eight rebounds in the win over San Luis Potosi, after scoring 13 with nine rebounds Aug. 6 at Leon and 17 with seven rebounds the following night at Leon. Davis has reached double figures in seven of his past eight games.

Zacatecas counters with Daishon Smith, who scored 20 points with five assists in the team’s 78-67 victory at Cancun El Calor on Tuesday. Smith also scored 24 points in a 76-69 win at Cancun El Calor the night before.

The home team also got contributions from Romeao Ferguson and Anyelo Cisneros Sierra in Tuesday’s win. Ferguson finished with 15 points and four rebounds, and Cisneros Sierra added 14 points. Zacatecas has opened the season with four consecutive victories, including a sweep of Correcaminos earlier in August.

Interstat’s ELO system projects Jal. Astros as the favorite with a 74.30 percent probability to win.

Both teams are scheduled to meet again Sunday at the same venue, according to league schedule. Zacatecas then visits Soles on Aug. 20-21, while Jal. Astros host Correcaminos on Aug. 20.

The matchup features two of the league’s early-season standouts in Davis and Smith, and the series could have early implications in the LNBP standings.