Diablos Rojos at Aguascalientes
AGUASCALIENTES (Interstat) — The Aguascalientes Panteras will host Diablos Rojos on Wednesday at Hermanos Carreon in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
The Panteras enter 14-5, while Diablos Rojos are 9-11. Aguascalientes is coming off an 85-81 home loss to Dorados. In its previous game, Aguascalientes beat Dorados 91-85. Diablos Rojos most recently lost 86-43 at Soles. The teams last met, and Diablos Rojos won 58-53 at Aguascalientes.
Aguascalientes has also posted wins at Irapuato, at Cancun El Calor and at Zacatecas this season. The Panteras have home wins against Correcaminos and Dorados. Their losses include home setbacks to Dorados and road losses at Cancun El Calor and Zacatecas. In the most recent loss to Dorados, Mikyle Mcintosh scored 16 points, and J. De La Serna added 11 points and nine rebounds.
Diablos Rojos have wins at Soles, at Jal. Astros and at Leon. They also have home wins against San Luis Potosi. Their losses include road setbacks to Soles and Zacatecas and a home loss to San Luis Potosi. In the most recent loss at Soles, Angel Nunez had five points, seven rebounds and one block, and Tyquan Malik Rolon had six points, one rebound and three assists.
Justin Wright Foreman is a player to watch for Diablos Rojos. In his most recent game at Soles, Wright Foreman had 11 points and four rebounds in 19 minutes. In the previous game at Soles, he had 20 points, four rebounds and three assists in 29 minutes during a 93-84 win.
Shaun Willett is a player to watch for Aguascalientes. In a win against Dorados, Willett posted 25 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and one block in 37 minutes. In the most recent meeting with Dorados, he had 16 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two blocks in 34 minutes in a loss. Earlier, Willett had 25 points and 15 rebounds at Freseros, and he recorded 17 points, nine rebounds and three blocks at Soles. He also had 14 points, four rebounds, one assist and two blocks against Astros, and 12 points, six rebounds and two assists against Astros.
Aguascalientes has been strong at home and will try to control the tempo. Diablos Rojos will look to Wright Foreman and its supporting cast to keep pace. The visitors have a recent win over Aguascalientes, but the Panteras own the better overall record.
The game is scheduled for Wednesday at Hermanos Carreon. It will feature Wright Foreman and Willett, two of the more notable players in the matchup. Aguascalientes will aim to protect its home court, while Diablos Rojos seek a road result.
Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Aguascalientes 85, Diablos Rojos 79. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Diablos Rojos with a 52.2 percent probability to win.