SILUTE, Lithuania (Interstat) — Silute will host Mazeikiai on Saturday in a basketball game between teams with contrasting season records. Silute is 7-3 this season, while Mazeikiai is 2-9. Silute has won two of its last three games, including a 92-83 home win against Marijampole and a 79-72 win at Jurbarkas. Its most recent result was a 103-63 loss at Telsiai. Rokas Jocys is Silute’s player to watch. He scored 37 points with 5 rebounds and 3 assists in the loss at Telsiai, 25 points with 5 rebounds and 4 assists against Marijampole, and 29 points with 9 rebounds and 4 assists at Jurbarkas. Jocys also had 21 points and 3 assists against Vytis VDU, 23 points with 5 rebounds and 5 assists against Alytaus Patriotai, and 15 points with 4 rebounds and 10 assists at Vilkaviskis. Silute’s other recent wins include a 97-86 home victory over Vytis VDU, a 92-77 home win against Alytaus Patriotai and a 97-81 road win at Vilkaviskis. Frederick Gates added 11 points and 6 rebounds in the Telsiai loss, and Augustinas Mikstas had 5 points and 8 rebounds.

Mazeikiai has lost six of its last seven games and enters on a three-game losing streak. Its most recent result was a 101-77 home loss to Vytis Zanavykas. Edgaras Preibys is Mazeikiai’s player to watch. He had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in that loss and scored 10 points with 4 rebounds and 2 assists in a 97-88 win at Kauno Atletas. Preibys also had 11 points and 5 rebounds against Suduva-Mantinga, 6 points and 2 rebounds against Plunges Olimpas, and 3 points and 4 rebounds against Neptunas 2. He also had 2 rebounds and 1 assist at Ukmerges Stekas. Tautvydas Kupstas added 17 points in the Vytis Zanavykas loss, and Royce Williams had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Mazeikiai’s recent win was a 97-88 victory at Kauno Atletas. Its other recent losses include 109-85 to Marijampole, 74-70 at Vilniaus Stekas, 80-72 to Palangos Olimpas and 90-77 to Neptunas 2.

Mazeikiai’s next games include a home game against Vilkaviskis followed by a road game at Alytaus Patriotai. Silute’s next games include a road game at Kauno Atletas followed by a road game at Kretingos Kretinga. Silute and Mazeikiai are scheduled to meet again later in the season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Silute 93, Mazeikiai 84. Interstat’s ELO system gives Silute an 84.1 percent probability to win. Silute is a pregame favorite with a spread of -11, and the over/under is 167.5.