JEREZ DE GARCÍA SALINAS, Mexico (Interstat) — Zacatecas will host Diablos Rojos on Monday at Marcelino Gonzalez in Jerez de García Salinas, Mexico. Zacatecas enters the game with a 12-9 record, while Diablos Rojos are 10-12. Diablos Rojos will be the visiting team. Zacatecas will be the home team.

The teams have met three times this season. Diablos Rojos won the most recent matchup 98-92 at Zacatecas. Zacatecas earned a 98-85 victory in another meeting, and Diablos Rojos won 81-75 in the other. That gives Diablos Rojos two wins in the season series.

D. Scott is a player to watch for Diablos Rojos. In the most recent meeting, Scott finished with 28 points, 10 rebounds and one block in 32 minutes. Thomas Drechsel added 16 points and eight rebounds, and Santiago Scala scored 18 points. Scott also had 14 points and 11 rebounds at Panteras, eight points and nine rebounds at Aguascalientes, and eight points and three rebounds at Soles. In another recent game, he had four rebounds and two assists at Soles.

Angelo Cisneros is a player to watch for Zacatecas. He had 20 points, nine rebounds and one assist in 32 minutes in the last game against Diablos Rojos. Tavario Miller added 16 points and three rebounds, and Marco Ramos had 11 points and four rebounds. Cisneros scored 11 points with seven rebounds against Santos, 13 points with six rebounds against Abejas, 14 points with two rebounds against Abejas, and 14 points with eight rebounds at Lobos Plateados. He also scored 22 points against Gambusinos and 22 points at Fuerza Regia.

Zacatecas will look to bounce back after its latest result, a 98-92 home loss to Diablos Rojos. Diablos Rojos will try to build on that win after an overtime loss at Aguascalientes and a one-point loss at Aguascalientes recently. Diablos Rojos also dropped an 86-43 decision at Soles before beating Soles 93-84. Earlier this season, Diablos Rojos beat Jal. Astros 86-67 and 101-77, and split two games with San Luis Potosi.

Zacatecas has recent wins over San Luis Potosi and Leon. It beat San Luis Potosi 96-75 and Leon 90-78, while losing to San Luis Potosi 93-82 and Leon 81-74. Zacatecas also split two games with Lobos Plateados, winning 84-81 and losing 68-91, and split two games with Dorados, winning 92-82 and losing 71-95. Diablos Rojos have won two of their last five games, and Zacatecas also has won two of its last five.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Zacatecas 84, Diablos Rojos 76. Interstat’s ELO system projects Diablos Rojos with a 52.7 percent probability to win.