AGUASCALIENTES (Interstat) — Lobos Plateados will visit Aguascalientes on Sunday at Hermanos Carreon in Aguascalientes, Mexico, for a matchup against the Panteras. Lobos Plateados enters with a 6-1 record, while Aguascalientes is 17-18.

Lobos Plateados has won six of its first seven games and comes in after a home victory over Irapuato. The visitors have also picked up recent wins against San Luis Potosi, Leon and Cancun El Calor, with their lone loss coming at Cancun El Calor. Aguascalientes most recently beat Diablos Rojos in overtime at home. The Panteras have home wins against Jal. Astros and Fuerza Regia this season, along with road victories against Diablos Rojos. Aguascalientes’s other recent results include a home win over Jal. Astros, a road loss to Soles, a home loss to Jal. Astros, and a road loss to Fuerza Regia.

Shaquille Johnson is the player to watch for Lobos Plateados. Johnson scored 23 points with six rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes in a win over Freseros, and he had 14 points and two rebounds in 21 minutes in another win over Freseros. He finished with eight points, two rebounds and nine assists in 29 minutes at Cancun El Calor, and he scored 35 points with six rebounds and one assist in 34 minutes at Correcaminos. Johnson also had eight points, five rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes at Cancun El Calor, 12 points and six rebounds in 20 minutes at Correcaminos, 16 points, five rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes against Mineros, and 15 points, two rebounds and two assists in 28 minutes against Zacatecas.

Jhamit Brickus is the player to watch for Aguascalientes. Brickus scored 18 points with three rebounds and one assist in 27 minutes in a win over Diablos Rojos, and he had eight points and one assist in 13 minutes in another win over Diablos Rojos. He also recorded four points, two rebounds and three assists in 17 minutes against Dorados, and two points in six minutes against Dorados. Aguascalientes has won three of its last four games, including the overtime result against Diablos Rojos.

The game is set for Hermanos Carreon in Aguascalientes, Mexico, where Aguascalientes will host Lobos Plateados. Lobos Plateados will look to Johnson for scoring and playmaking, while Aguascalientes will rely on Brickus to help generate offense. The teams are scheduled to meet again later in the week, and the matchup is the first of two scheduled meetings between the sides.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Aguascalientes 81, Lobos Plateados 76.