JEREZ DE GARCÍA SALINAS, Mexico (Interstat) — Leon will visit Zacatecas on Friday at Marcelino Gonzalez in Jerez de García Salinas, Mexico. Zacatecas enters with an 11-6 record, while Leon is 5-12.

Zacatecas won the most recent meeting between the teams, 90-78. Tavario Miller led Zacatecas with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Romeao Ferguson added 16 points and five rebounds, and Joaquin Valinotti had nine points, three rebounds and seven assists. For Leon, Deion Mcclenton scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Giovanni Santiago added 13 points, two rebounds and nine assists, and Alahjan Banks had 12 points, three rebounds and one assist.

Mcclenton is Leon’s player to watch. In his last three games, he had 29 minutes, 14 points, nine rebounds and one block in a loss at Mineros. He followed that with 23 minutes, 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in a win against Santos, and 25 minutes, 14 points and four rebounds in a loss to Santos.

Miller is Zacatecas’s player to watch. In his most recent game, he had 25 minutes, 19 points, 12 rebounds and one block in a win against Abejas. He also had 21 minutes, nine points and seven rebounds in a win at Lobos Plateados, and 21 minutes, 10 points, three rebounds and one assist in a loss at Lobos Plateados. Earlier in the season, Miller had 19 minutes, four points and six rebounds against Gambusinos, 27 minutes, eight points, six rebounds and four assists against Gambusinos, 21 minutes, 12 points, five rebounds and one block at Fuerza Regia, and 33 minutes, 18 points, nine rebounds and two assists at Fuerza Regia.

Leon’s recent results include a 92-78 win against San Luis Potosi after an 87-86 loss to San Luis Potosi. Leon lost twice to Gambusinos, 86-74 and 87-83, split with Fuerza Regia with a 76-75 win and a 95-84 loss, split with Diablos Rojos with a 75-73 loss and an 81-73 win, and split with Dorados with a 106-87 win and a 97-81 loss.

Zacatecas beat Lobos Plateados 84-81 after a 91-68 loss. Zacatecas beat Diablos Rojos 98-85 and lost 81-75, split with Dorados with a 92-82 win and a 95-71 loss, split with Aguascalientes with a 98-78 win and a 95-93 loss, and lost twice to Soles, 78-71 and 84-68.

After this game, Leon is scheduled to visit Correcaminos for two games, and Zacatecas is set to host San Luis Potosi for two.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Zacatecas 92, Leon 83. Interstat’s ELO system gives Zacatecas an 80 percent probability to win.