Granada at Zamora
PENARANDA DE BRACAMONTE, Spain (Interstat) — Zamora will host Granada on Saturday at Pabellon Municipal Carbajosa de la Sagrada in Penaranda de Bracamonte, Spain, with both teams seeking important early-season results. Granada enters with a 2-1 record, while Zamora is 0-3. Zamora will be the home team, and Granada will be the visitor.
Granada comes in after a 91-88 home win over Tizona in its most recent game. Earlier this season, Granada won 77-67 at Oviedo and fell 82-76 at home to San Sebastian. Granada has scored 77, 76 and 91 points in its three games, while allowing 67, 82 and 88. The visiting side will look to Tanner Mcgrew for production. In a win at Oviedo, Mcgrew played 30 minutes and finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and three assists. Against Gipuzkoa, he played 19 minutes and recorded nine points, four rebounds and one block. Mcgrew has reached at least nine points in each of those two performances. Mcgrew is listed as a player to watch for Granada.
Zamora is seeking its first victory. Its most recent result was an 84-69 loss at Palmer Basket. Zamora also dropped an 80-73 home decision to Estudiantes and a 72-57 road game at Coto Cordoba CB. Zamora has scored 57, 73 and 69 points in its three games, while allowing 72, 80 and 84. The home team has been held to 73 points or fewer in each of its three contests. Granada has scored at least 77 points in two of its three games.
The game will be played at Pabellon Municipal Carbajosa de la Sagrada, where Zamora will have home-court support. Granada is scheduled to face Caja 87 next, followed by games against Fuenlabrada, Palencia, Estudiantes, Cantabria Estela, Palmer Basket, Albacete, Menorca, Coto Cordoba CB and Alicante. Zamora is set to visit Oviedo next, with later matchups against Albacete, Fibwi Palma, Palencia, Caja 87, Gran Canaria, Cantabria Estela, San Sebastian, Ourense and Fuenlabrada.
Granada will aim to maintain its balanced attack and get another strong performance from Mcgrew. Zamora will try to find consistency on both ends and turn its difficult start into a competitive outing. Both teams are early in their schedules and have opportunities to improve their records. The teams will continue their league schedules through the fall and winter, with both looking to establish momentum in the coming weeks. The game is set for Saturday at Pabellon Municipal Carbajosa de la Sagrada.
The Interstat game simulator projects Zamora to defeat Granada 89-81.