RYDE, Australia (Interstat) — The Albury Wodonga Bandits look to continue their mid-season surge when they face the winless Inner West Spirit on Sunday in an NBL1 women’s matchup at Ryde.

Albury Wodonga enters the contest with a 5-5 record after an 81-48 rout of the Sydney Comets on Saturday. The Bandits have won three of their last four games, with the lone loss a 65-63 defeat to Maitland on May 9.

Forward Emily Lyttle has been the catalyst for Albury Wodonga’s recent success. The guard averaged 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 28 minutes against Sydney, continuing a stretch of dominant performances. In her previous four games, Lyttle posted 29 points and 11 rebounds against Sutherland on May 16, 10 points and 7 rebounds in the loss to Maitland, 27 points and 8 rebounds in a loss to Centre of Excellence on May 3, and 13 points in a victory over Canberra Nationals on May 2.

Unique Thompson added 12 points and 12 rebounds for Albury Wodonga on Saturday, while Timeeka Coleman chipped in 8 points.

The 0-10 Spirit are searching for their first victory after a 96-45 loss to Bankstown on Saturday. Inner West has lost by an average of 33.5 points per game this season, with the closest margin a 65-78 defeat to Central Coast on April 26.

Point guard Aimi Matsumoto has been a bright spot for the Spirit. In Saturday’s loss, Matsumoto played 36 minutes and recorded 8 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist. Her best performance this season came against Central Coast on April 26, when she logged 36 minutes and posted 2 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Matsumoto had 5 points and 2 rebounds against Newcastle on May 3, 3 points against Illawarra on May 9, and 4 points against Hornsby on May 16.

Taylah Levy led Inner West against Bankstown with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 39 minutes, while Llianna Jacob added 6 points and 5 rebounds.

Sunday’s game is the first of a two-game road trip for Albury Wodonga, which hosts Illawarra on May 30 before traveling to Manly Warringah and Hills on consecutive days June 13-14. The Bandits then return home to face Newcastle on June 20.

Inner West begins a difficult stretch after Sunday, visiting Hills on May 31 before traveling to Maitland on June 14 and Canberra on June 20.

Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. local time.