CHIVILCOY, Argentina (Interstat) — Quimsa will put its unbeaten record on the line Sunday when it visits Racing de Chiv in a basketball matchup between teams off to strong starts. Quimsa is 4-0, while Racing de Chiv is 3-2.

Quimsa arrives after a 78-76 win at Argentino de Junin. Nicolas Copello led the way with 21 points in 27 minutes and added two rebounds. Franco Mendez contributed five points and 12 rebounds in 32 minutes, and Facundo Rutenberg scored 12 points in 20 minutes. Copello is the player to watch for Quimsa after his recent scoring effort. Quimsa’s other wins this season include a 105-96 home victory over Boca Juniors, an 83-77 home win over Atenas and a 94-67 home win over Platense. The team has scored at least 78 points in every game and has reached 94 or more in three of its four victories.

Racing de Chiv returns home after an 80-72 loss to Boca Juniors. Manuel Rodriguez had 11 points and eight rebounds in 29 minutes and added two assists. Mateo Chiarini scored 19 points, and Nicolas Romano added 20 points and three rebounds. Rodriguez is the player to watch for Racing de Chiv. He also posted 11 points and 11 rebounds in a 74-68 overtime win at La Union and seven points and 10 rebounds in an 84-78 win at Obera. Racing de Chiv has shown it can play close games, with overtime victories over La Union and San Martin. Its other results include a 78-72 loss to Gimnasia Indalo.

The matchup features a Quimsa team that has been productive on offense against a Racing de Chiv side that has mixed high-scoring wins with tighter defensive efforts. Quimsa’s unbeaten start includes three home wins and one road win, and the team has shown balance with Copello, Mendez and Rutenberg all contributing in the latest result. Racing de Chiv’s two losses have come by eight and six points, and it will need a strong rebounding effort from Rodriguez plus production from Chiarini and Romano to counter Quimsa’s depth. Quimsa will look to Copello for perimeter scoring and will count on Mendez on the boards. Racing de Chiv will lean on Rodriguez and Romano to keep pace. After Sunday, Quimsa is scheduled to host Peñarol, while Racing de Chiv will visit Atenas.

Interstat’s ELO system projects Quimsa with a 73 percent probability to win. Quimsa has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 3.5. The over/under for the game is 161.5.