WROCŁAW (Interstat) — Pierniki Toruń will visit Slask Wroclaw on Saturday at Hala Orbitalub Hala Stulecia in Wrocław, Poland, in a matchup of teams looking to stabilize their early-season form. Pierniki Toruń enters with a 2-3 record, while Slask Wroclaw is 4-7. Slask Wroclaw will be the home team.

Pierniki Toruń most recently defeated Stelmet Zielona Gora 87-71. Damian Kulig led the way with 18 points, eight rebounds, two assists and one block in 28 minutes. Viktor Gaddefors also scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Luka Sakota added 16 points and five assists. Kulig remains the player to watch for Pierniki Toruń. In recent games, he scored 18 points with eight rebounds in the win over Zielona Gora, had eight points, seven rebounds and four assists in a loss at GTK Gliwice, and posted 14 points, eight rebounds and three assists in a win over Bydgoszcz. Earlier this season, Pierniki Toruń lost at GTK Gliwice 90-69, beat Astoria Bydgoszcz 110-96, lost at Dabrowa Gornicza 87-83 and lost to Szczecin 104-85.

Slask Wroclaw most recently fell to Bourg-en-Bresse 88-84. Tymoteusz Sternicki had 12 points, eight rebounds, three assists and one block in 28 minutes. Devin Robinson scored 18 points, and Jakub Niziol added 14. Sternicki is the player to watch for Slask Wroclaw. His recent work includes 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists against JL Bourg, two points and three rebounds at GTK Gliwice, and 11 points, five rebounds and one assist against Tofas. Slask Wroclaw recently beat GTK Gliwice 96-84, lost to Tofas 90-74, beat Astoria Bydgoszcz 100-77, lost at Chemnitz 95-67, lost at Dabrowa Gornicza 97-80 and lost to Azzurro Napoli 86-82. Slask Wroclaw also has wins over Szczecin and Trento during its recent stretch.

Looking ahead, Pierniki Toruń is set to host Trefl Sopot and then visit TBV Start Lublin and Gornik Walbrzych. Slask Wroclaw is scheduled to visit Neptūnas before hosting Stelmet Zielona Gora, followed by a trip to Buducnost and a home game against Trefl Sopot. Both teams will continue a busy stretch after this game. The game is part of a crowded portion of the schedule for both clubs. Pierniki Toruń will seek to build on its most recent victory, while Slask Wroclaw will try to rebound from its latest loss.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Slask Wroclaw 93, Pierniki Toruń 92. Interstat’s ELO system projects Slask Wroclaw with a 70.6 percent probability to win. Slask Wroclaw has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -8.5. The over/under for the game is 176.