NITRA, Slovakia (Interstat) — Parnu will visit Nitra Blue Wings on Wednesday in a basketball matchup between teams looking to build momentum. Parnu enters with a 4-6 record, while Nitra Blue Wings are 3-5.

Parnu will lean on Mihkel Kirves, who has been among its most productive players. Kirves had 22 points and 13 rebounds in Parnu’s most recent result, a 91-77 win over Latvijas Univ. He also posted 19 points and four rebounds against Vienna Basket, 15 points and 10 rebounds at VEF Riga, 28 points and 19 rebounds against Keila KK and 18 points and six rebounds at Keravnos Strovolou. In the most recent Parnu win, Klavs Dubults added 18 points and eight rebounds, and Hendrik Eelmae scored 21 points.

Parnu has also beaten Vienna Basket, Neftchi IK and Liepāja Triobet this season and has dropped games to VEF Riga, Nancy, Keila KK, Keravnos Strovolou and Kalev-Cramo. Parnu’s 4-6 start includes a 76-73 home win over Liepāja Triobet and a 73-61 victory over Neftchi IK. The visiting team has scored at a strong clip in several of those contests, and Kirves has been central to that production.

Nitra Blue Wings will counter with Tahlik Chavez, who scored 26 points and grabbed six rebounds in the team’s most recent win, an 85-73 result at Levicki Patrioti. Bojan Tomasevic added 14 points and six rebounds, and Jelani Watson Gayle scored 13 points in that game. Chavez has been a consistent scoring option for Nitra Blue Wings, and the home team will need another strong performance from him against Parnu.

Nitra Blue Wings have also defeated Iskra Svit and Handlová this season while falling to Nancy, Prievidza, Keravnos Strovolou, Szczecin and Lucenec. Nitra Blue Wings scored 91 points in a win over Iskra Svit and 98 in a win at Handlová. The home team will look to use its home court to offset Parnu’s production inside. The matchup features two players capable of controlling the game in Kirves and Chavez, making their individual performances worth watching.

Parnu will continue its schedule after the game with a home matchup against Valmiera, followed by a home game against Szczecin and another home contest against Ventspils. Nitra Blue Wings will next host BC Wolves before welcoming Vienna and Spisski Rytieri. Both teams will aim to carry momentum into those contests.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Nitra Blue Wings 88, Parnu 85.