KAUNAS (Interstat) — Kauno will put its unbeaten record on the line Saturday when it hosts Palangos Olimpas in a basketball matchup. Kauno is 3-0. Palangos Olimpas is 1-2 and will be the visiting team.

Kauno has won each of its first three games. It most recently beat Rytas 2 99-91 on the road. Sarunas Vasiliauskas scored 22 points and had five assists in 21 minutes. Simas Sliogeris added 11 points, two rebounds and three assists, while Kyle Simpson scored 20 points with three rebounds and three assists. Earlier, Kauno won 76-72 at Neptunas 2. Vasiliauskas had 11 points, five rebounds and four assists. In a 127-89 home win over Kedainiai BC, he finished with 11 points, one rebound and eight assists in 19 minutes.

Palangos Olimpas enters after a 98-85 home win over Kretingos Kretinga. Miles Thomas led the way with 29 points, eight rebounds and six assists in 37 minutes. Emmanuel Byrd added 27 points and 10 rebounds in 23 minutes, and Matas Macijauskas scored 11 points with nine rebounds in 30 minutes. The win followed a 90-70 road loss to Telsiai and an 85-92 home loss to Silute. Thomas scored 13 points with six rebounds, two assists and one block against Telsiai. He had 16 points, one rebound, five assists and one block against Silute.

Thomas is the player to watch for Palangos Olimpas. He scored 29 points in the most recent victory and has reached double figures in each of his last three appearances. He also has at least six rebounds in two of those games.

Vasiliauskas is the player to watch for Kauno. The guard has scored in double figures in each of his last three games, including a 22-point effort in the most recent win. He also has handed out at least four assists in each of those games, including eight assists against Kedainiai BC. Sliogeris and Simpson also scored in double figures in the latest victory.

Kauno has scored 99 points or more in two of its three wins and 76 in the other. Palangos Olimpas has allowed 90 points in two of its three games, while scoring 98 in its lone victory.

After this game, Palangos Olimpas is scheduled to visit Naglis Palanga, then host Rytas 2. Kauno is set to visit Vilniaus Stekas, then travel to Marijampole. Both teams continue league play later in the month.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Kauno 88, Palangos Olimpas 81. No point spread or over-under is provided.