Lobos Plateados at Cancun El Calor
CANCUN (Interstat) — Cancun El Calor will host Lobos Plateados on Wednesday in a matchup of teams seeking momentum. Cancun El Calor enters with a 9-11 record, while Lobos Plateados are 11-9. The home team has won three of its last five games and owns the most recent head-to-head result, a 77-68 victory over Lobos Plateados. Cancun El Calor will try to build on that result, while Lobos Plateados look for a road win. Francis King scored 28 points and added two rebounds and one assist in that win. He also had 20 points and three rebounds in a victory over Gambusinos and 36 points, seven rebounds and three assists in a loss at Fuerza Regia. Gelvis Solano contributed 12 points, six rebounds and 10 assists in the last meeting, while Sa Eed Nelson added 11 points, four rebounds and three assists.
Lobos Plateados will look to Eric Washington for offense and playmaking. Washington scored 20 points against Zacatecas and had 12 points, four rebounds and three assists against Mineros. In the most recent meeting with Cancun El Calor, he finished with nine points, five assists, three rebounds and one block. Michael Mayers added seven points and 10 rebounds in that game, and Tyran De Lattibeaudiere scored 14 points with five rebounds and two assists. Lobos Plateados have recent wins at Correcaminos by scores of 97-75 and 90-85 in overtime. They also defeated Zacatecas 91-68 before falling to Zacatecas 84-81. Lobos Plateados also have a 98-88 home win over Fuerza Regia this season.
Cancun El Calor has home wins over Gambusinos by scores of 74-67 and 82-71. The team also lost two road games at Fuerza Regia, 95-89 and 82-74. Cancun El Calor also has a 103-88 home win over Aguascalientes this season. King had 28 points and two rebounds in the win over Lobos Plateados, 20 points and three rebounds against Gambusinos, and nine points and two rebounds in another win over Gambusinos. He scored four points, grabbed three rebounds and handed out three assists in a loss at Fuerza Regia.
Lobos Plateados have won three of their last five games. Washington had 33 minutes, nine points, three rebounds, five assists and one block in the last meeting. He also had six points and two assists at Correcaminos, 12 points and four rebounds against Mineros, and 20 points and two rebounds against Zacatecas. Mayers and De Lattibeaudiere also contributed in the last meeting.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Cancun El Calor 85, Lobos Plateados 79. Interstat’s ELO system gives Lobos Plateados a 54.7 percent probability to win.