PUEBLA (Interstat) — The Aguascalientes Panteras will visit Lobos Plateados on Friday, with the home side carrying the stronger season record into the matchup. Lobos Plateados is 7-3 this season, while Aguascalientes is 19-19 and will try to build on the most recent meeting between the teams.

Aguascalientes won that game 93-84 at Lobos Plateados, getting 20 points and nine rebounds from Shaun Willett. Augusto Lima added 12 points and seven rebounds, and Mikyle McIntosh scored 13 points with four rebounds and three assists. Willett has been productive in recent games against Lobos Plateados, scoring 21 points with five rebounds in a win, 23 points with seven rebounds in a loss, and 20 points with nine rebounds in the latest victory. He also had 16 points and nine rebounds against Diablos Rojos, 12 points and seven rebounds against Diablos Rojos, 16 points and 12 rebounds against Dorados, 25 points and 13 rebounds against Dorados, and 25 points and 15 rebounds at Freseros.

Lobos Plateados will counter with Eric Washington, who had 22 points and four rebounds in the most recent loss to Aguascalientes. Washington scored 16 points with five rebounds and three assists in an 88-80 loss at Aguascalientes and posted 16 points, three rebounds and eight assists in a 111-100 overtime win at Aguascalientes. He also had nine points and four rebounds with five assists against Freseros and 12 points with one rebound and five assists at Cancun El Calor. Washington scored 20 points with two rebounds and five assists against Zacatecas, 12 points with four rebounds and three assists against Mineros, and six points with one rebound and two assists at Correcaminos. Tyran De Lattibeaudiere added 10 points and four assists in the latest meeting, while Shaquille Johnson had eight points and four rebounds.

The teams have met three times recently, with Aguascalientes winning the past two after Lobos Plateados took an overtime decision. Lobos Plateados has won seven of 10 games this season, while Aguascalientes has reached .500 at 19-19. Lobos Plateados’ recent wins include 99-84 at San Luis Potosi and 95-86 at San Luis Potosi, along with home wins over Leon and Cancun El Calor. The Panteras enter Friday’s road game after winning the past two meetings, and Lobos Plateados will host behind Washington’s scoring and playmaking.

Interstat’s ELO system projects Lobos Plateados with a 67.1 percent probability to win. Lobos Plateados has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -2.5, and the over/under for the game is 171.5.