BATUMI, Georgia (Interstat) — Batumi-RSU will host Kutaisi on Friday in a Georgian Super Liga basketball matchup at Batumi Sport School. The home side enters with a 1-1 season record, while the visiting Kutaisi squad is 0-0. The game is the next scheduled contest for both clubs as they continue their respective schedules.

Batumi-RSU is coming off a 93-77 home loss to CSM Oradea in its most recent game. In that outing, Larry Howell produced 23 points, eight rebounds and two assists over 32 minutes. Giorgi Ochkhikidze added 22 points, three rebounds and eight assists in 34 minutes, and Carson Basham recorded 10 points, 11 rebounds, one assist and two blocks in 28 minutes. Batumi-RSU also earned an 86-85 road win at Fribourg Olympic earlier this season. The team’s 1-1 record reflects a split of its first two contests.

Howell remains the player to watch for Batumi-RSU. His recent performance against CSM Oradea included a team-high 23 points and eight rebounds, making him a central figure in the Batumi-RSU attack. Ochkhikidze’s 22-point, eight-assist effort and Basham’s double-double also gave the home side multiple productive options in its last game. Batumi-RSU will look to build on those individual outputs as it returns to Georgian Super Liga play.

Kutaisi, meanwhile, has not yet played a game this season and carries a 0-0 record into the matchup on Friday. The club’s most recent result was an 86-80 loss to Orbi at Kutaisi. That game closed Kutaisi’s previous slate and gives the visiting team a recent reference point as it opens the new campaign. Kutaisi will be on the road for the contest at Batumi Sport School, where Batumi-RSU will have home advantage.

The matchup is organized by the Georgian Super Liga, and both teams have busy schedules ahead. Kutaisi is set to visit CIU and Iverioni before returning home against TSU, with further games against VSA, Orbi, Rustavi, Margveti, Black Fortress and Akhaltsikhe to follow. Batumi-RSU’s upcoming slate includes games against Trier, Akhaltsikhe, Opava, Promitheas Patras, CIU, Trepca Mitrovice, Split, TSU and VSA. The meeting with Kutaisi marks the start of another stretch of games for both sides.

Batumi-RSU and Kutaisi will meet Friday at Batumi Sport School in Batumi. Batumi-RSU brings a 1-1 record and recent scoring production from Howell, Ochkhikidze and Basham. Kutaisi enters at 0-0 and is seeking a strong start on the road. The game is part of the Georgian Super Liga schedule and offers both teams an early opportunity to establish rhythm.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Batumi-RSU 91, Kutaisi 86.