MAR DEL PLATA (Interstat) — Peñarol will put its unbeaten start on the line when it hosts winless San Martin in a basketball game set for Tuesday at Polideportivo Islas Malvinas. The game pits a Peñarol team that is 3-0 against a San Martin side that is 0-4.

San Martin enters after a home loss to Olimpico, 106-86. Diego Collomb was San Martin’s most productive player in that game, finishing with 23 points, three rebounds and three assists in 29 minutes. Sebastian Lugo added 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists, while Salvador Giletto contributed 13 points and nine rebounds. Lugo played 30 minutes, and Giletto played 37 minutes. Collomb is the player to watch for San Martin. He has been the team’s leading recent scoring threat and will need to help San Martin stay close against a Peñarol team that has opened the season with three straight wins.

Peñarol’s most recent result was a 92-85 road win at San Lorenzo. Andres Jaime led the way with 16 points, three rebounds and seven assists in 24 minutes. Ivan Basualdo added 14 points and eight rebounds, and Agustin Perez scored 17 points with seven rebounds. Jaime is the player to watch for Peñarol. He also had five points and four assists in a road win at Lanus, giving Peñarol a steady backcourt presence as it prepares to defend its home court. Jaime played 24 minutes in the San Lorenzo win and 21 minutes in the Lanus win.

Peñarol has won each of its first three games, including a home victory over Gimnasia Indalo and road wins at Lanus and San Lorenzo. San Martin has dropped all four of its games, including the loss to Olimpico and earlier setbacks to Argentino de Junin, Racing de Chiv in overtime and Instituto Cordoba. The visitors will be looking for their first victory while Peñarol aims to remain perfect.

Both teams have upcoming schedules beyond this game. San Martin is next slated to play at Lanus, followed by road games at Ferro Carril Oeste, San Lorenzo and Boca Juniors before home games against Quimsa, Atenas and Independiente. Peñarol is next scheduled to play at Quimsa and at Olimpico, with later road games at Platense and Ferro Carril Oeste and home games against Boca Juniors, Obera and Argentino de Junin. Those games, however, will follow the matchup at Polideportivo Islas Malvinas.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Peñarol 82, San Martin 81. Peñarol has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -8.5. The over/under for the game is 161.5.