Leon at Soles
SANTO DOMINGO (Interstat) — Leon will visit Soles on Sunday at Soles Court in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Leon enters with a 6-19 record, while Soles is 21-7 and will play at home.
Soles has been the stronger side this season. The most recent result for Soles was a 92-75 loss to Fuerza Regia. Soles also earned a 77-67 home win against Aguascalientes and an 85-73 road win at Irapuato. Other recent results include home wins against Gambusinos, a road win at Xalapa and a split of two games against Aguascalientes. Soles also has a pair of overtime losses at Fuerza Regia. Soles’ record includes a 71-57 home win against Gambusinos and a 69-62 home win against Gambusinos. Jordan Sakho is a player to watch for Soles. In his most recent game, Sakho had 15 points, six rebounds, one assist and one block in the loss to Fuerza Regia. He had 15 points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks in a loss to Diablos Rojos. Sakho also had 14 points, seven rebounds and three assists in a win at Dorados, and seven points, three rebounds, two assists and one block in a win against Fuerza Regia.
Leon is coming off a 94-84 win at San Luis Potosi. Jordan Henderson led Leon with 33 points, two rebounds and one assist in 25 minutes. Davonte Gaines added 18 points, four rebounds and four assists, and Alahjan Banks had 13 points, four rebounds and six assists. Henderson is a player to watch for Leon. He scored 25 points in a win at Santos and 15 points in a home win against Santos. Earlier in the season, Henderson had nine points, three rebounds and three assists against Santos and six points, five rebounds and one assist at Mineros. Henderson had six points and four rebounds in a win at Correcaminos and five points and one rebound in another win at Correcaminos.
Leon has faced recent struggles overall. The team lost to Irapuato 89-83, beat Irapuato 97-80, lost at Lobos Plateados 80-67 and lost at Lobos Plateados 91-87. Leon also has wins against Correcaminos. Leon’s wins against Correcaminos came by scores of 101-89 and 95-88. Leon also lost twice to Jal. Astros, 101-83 and 105-91. Soles also lost 104-99 at Aguascalientes and 94-91 in overtime at Fuerza Regia, and won 75-63 at Xalapa. Soles has won both of the most recent head-to-head meetings, including a 118-86 win at Leon and a 90-83 win at Leon.
The game simulator is projecting a final score of Soles 81, Leon 76.