ESPOO (Interstat) — Tapiolan Honka will put its 4-0 record on the line Friday when it hosts Lahti (2-1) in a Finnish basketball league game at Tapiolan urheiluhalli in Espoo, Finland. Tapiolan Honka is the home team, and Lahti is the visiting team.

Honka has opened the season with four wins. It most recently defeated Kataja Basket 108-99, getting 27 points, six rebounds, one assist and two blocks from Alvar Peltoniemi. Iiro Tuomi added 18 points, three rebounds and one assist, while Lucas Tazlor had 11 points, six rebounds, five assists and one block. Honka also owns wins over Tampereen 97-96 in overtime, Kouvot 99-91 and Salon Vilpas 107-104. Honka has scored at least 97 points in three of its four wins.

Peltoniemi has been the focal point. He scored 23 points with six rebounds and four assists against Pyrinto Tampere, 28 points with four rebounds, one assist and one block against Kouvot, and nine points with two rebounds and two assists at Salon Vilpas. He also had 27 points with six rebounds, one assist and two blocks against Kataja Basket. Peltoniemi has reached at least 23 points in three of his four recent games.

Lahti enters with a 2-1 record and is coming off a 91-83 home win over Kouvot. Riku Korhonen had 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists in that victory. Aaron Wesley Carver finished with eight points, eight rebounds, two assists and one block, and D Maurian Williams scored 17 points with four rebounds, five assists and one block. Lahti also beat Kataja Basket 91-85 before falling at Helsinki 70-76. Lahti’s 2-1 start includes two wins in its first three games.

Korhonen is Lahti’s player to watch. He posted 23 points, five rebounds and one assist against Kataja Basket after recording 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists against Kouvot. Korhonen has scored in double figures in each of his two recent games.

Lahti will continue its schedule with games against Karhu Basket, Kipina, Salon Vilpas, Bisons Loimaa, KTP Kotka Basket, Korihait and Tampereen. Honka’s upcoming slate includes Kipina, KTP Kotka Basket, Helsinki, Karhu Basket, Bisons Loimaa, Korihait, Kouvot and Helsinki. Both teams are scheduled to face Kipina, KTP Kotka Basket, Karhu Basket, Bisons Loimaa and Korihait in their next 10 games. Lahti also has matchups against Salon Vilpas, Tampereen and KTP Kotka Basket. Honka also faces Helsinki and Kouvot.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Tapiolan Honka 83, Lahti 76. Tapiolan Honka is installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -5.5. The over/under is 182.5.