IRAPUATO (Interstat) — The Irapuato basketball team will host the Aguascalientes Panteras on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Mexican LNBP action. It is the first of consecutive meetings between the teams, with Aguascalientes scheduled to visit Irapuato again Saturday, Sept. 26.

Aguascalientes enters at 11-5. The Panteras most recently won 77-76 at Soles on Monday, Sept. 21. Shaun Willett finished with eight points, 10 rebounds, two assists and one block in 27 minutes. Jonatan Machado added eight points and eight rebounds, while Augusto Lima had six points and nine rebounds with one block.

Willett is the player to watch for Aguascalientes. In the previous game against Soles, a 67-77 loss on Sept. 20, he had 17 points, nine rebounds, two assists and three blocks in 28 minutes. Earlier in the season, he recorded 14 points, four rebounds, one assist and two blocks against Astros in an 83-98 loss, and 12 points, six rebounds and two assists in a 95-83 win over Astros.

Aguascalientes has posted recent wins over Cancun El Calor, Correcaminos, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi and Leon. The Panteras dropped a pair of games at Soles before rebounding in the second matchup. They opened the season with a 102-87 victory at Leon on Aug. 16, then swept San Luis Potosi at home on Aug. 20-21, split at Zacatecas on Aug. 24-25, swept Correcaminos at home on Aug. 28-29, split at Cancun El Calor on Sept. 10-11 and split at Soles on Sept. 20-21.

Irapuato enters at 7-9. The home team most recently won 89-83 at Abejas de Leon on Monday, Sept. 21. Billy Garrett led Irapuato with 29 points, two rebounds and seven assists in 39 minutes. In the previous game, an 80-97 loss at Abejas on Sept. 20, Garrett had 19 points, one rebound and four assists in 32 minutes. He also scored 12 points in a 63-92 loss to Soles and 16 points with four assists in a 73-85 loss to Soles.

Irapuato’s other recent results include a loss to Soles at home on Sept. 14, road wins at Lobos Plateados on Sept. 10-11, home losses to Jal. Astros on Aug. 29-30, a split at Gambusinos on Aug. 24-25, home wins over Cancun El Calor on Aug. 19-20 and an overtime loss at Fuerza Regia on Aug. 16.

The teams are scheduled to meet again Saturday in Irapuato. Aguascalientes will then host Dorados on Oct. 1-2 and Diablos Rojos on Oct. 6-7. Irapuato will visit San Luis Potosi on Oct. 1-2 before hosting Dorados on Oct. 6-7.

The Interstat game simulator projects a final score of Irapuato 46, Aguascalientes 45.