OPAVA, Czechia (Interstat) — Trier will visit Opava in basketball action Wednesday at Hala Opava in Opava, Czechia. Trier enters with an 8-1 record, while Opava is 4-8.

Trier has won eight of its first nine games and comes off a 97-88 victory at Vechta. Eli Brooks is the player to watch for Trier. In the Vechta win, Brooks finished with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists. He also had 7 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists against Split, 18 points and 6 assists at Promitheas Patras and 16 points and 2 assists against Batumi-RSU. Justin Simon added 14 points and 8 rebounds in the Vechta win, and Jordan Roland Jamal scored 13 points. Trier’s recent results include a 100-80 home win over Split, an 87-83 win at Promitheas Patras, a 95-75 home win over Alba Berlin, a 94-80 win at Ludwigsburg and a 98-85 home win over Jena. Trier also has home wins over Bonn and Batumi-RSU. Trier’s only loss this season came at Löwen Braunschweig. Trier is scheduled to face Trepca Mitrovice, Bamberg and Batumi-RSU next. Trier’s upcoming schedule also includes trips to Frankfurt, Oldenburg, Split and Ulm and home games against Promitheas Patras, Chemnitz and Rostock.

Opava will look to bounce back from a 75-72 home loss to JBC MMCITE Brno. Simon Pursl is the player to watch for Opava. He had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block in the Brno loss. Pursl also scored 17 points with 7 rebounds in a 102-62 win at Batumi-RSU, 23 points with 6 rebounds in a home win over Plzen and 17 points with 4 rebounds against Split. Pursl had 12 points and 7 rebounds at USK Prague, 17 points and 4 rebounds against Split, and 9 points and 2 rebounds at Usti n. Labem. Jakub Slavik scored 9 points and Jan Svandrlik added 9 points and 7 rebounds in the Brno game. Opava’s recent results include a 97-88 win at USK Prague, an 80-89 loss at Trepca Mitrovice, a 92-82 home win over Lokomotiva Plzeň and an 83-76 home win over Decin. Opava also has losses to Sokol Pisek, Split, Usti n. Labem, Slavia Prague ERA NBK and Nova Hut Ostrava. Opava will next face Slavia Prague ERA NBK and Promitheas Patras, and its upcoming slate also includes JIP Pardubice, Split, Nova Hut Ostrava, Batumi-RSU, Decin and Sokol Pisek.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Trier 98, Opava 94.