MONTEVIDEO (Interstat) — Rytas 2 will visit Mazeikiai on Saturday at Land Rover Arena in Montevideo, Uruguay, as both teams seek their first win of the season.

Rytas 2 enters at 0-1 after a 91-77 loss to Telsiai in its last game. Kaloyan Balkandzhiev was the most productive player in that defeat, finishing with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in 28 minutes. Martynas Kancevicius added 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in 15 minutes, while Erikas Sirgedas contributed 11 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist in 24 minutes. Balkandzhiev will be a player to watch for Rytas 2. Kancevicius and Sirgedas also provide support for Rytas 2.

Mazeikiai also sits at 0-1 after dropping an 86-70 decision to Naglis Palanga in its last game. Royce Williams led Mazeikiai with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists in 24 minutes. Lukas Prongos scored 12 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 27 minutes, and Armandas Plintauskas added 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in 24 minutes. Williams will be a player to watch for Mazeikiai. Prongos and Plintauskas provide additional options for Mazeikiai.

Rytas 2 and Mazeikiai have each played one game this season. Rytas 2 has scored 77 points and allowed 91. Mazeikiai has scored 70 points and allowed 86. The teams will meet for the first time this season. The game will be played at Land Rover Arena in Montevideo, Uruguay. Rytas 2 will be the visiting team, and Mazeikiai will be the home team on Saturday.

The matchup features two teams still searching for consistency early in the season. Rytas 2 will look to Balkandzhiev to lead the offense and Kancevicius and Sirgedas to provide support. Mazeikiai will counter with Williams, Prongos and Plintauskas, hoping to control the game at Land Rover Arena. Both teams are 0-1 and will aim to avoid falling further behind in the standings. A win would give either side momentum before its next slate of games.

After this game, Rytas 2 will host Kauno, Naglis Palanga, Jurbarko, Neptunas 2, Alytaus Patriotai and Kretingos Kretinga. Rytas 2 will also visit Palangos Olimpas, Kedainiu, Vilkaviskis and Zalgiris. Mazeikiai will visit Telsiai, Kedainiu, Vilniaus Stekas, Kauno Atletas and Silute. Mazeikiai will host Jurbarko, Neptunas 2, Palangos Olimpas, Marijampole and Vytis Zanavykas. Both teams have 10 games listed on their upcoming schedules. The meeting at Land Rover Arena is the next contest for each team.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Mazeikiai 83, Rytas 2 81.