ARARAQUARA, Brazil (Interstat) — SESI hosts Salvador Basket on Tuesday in a Brazil women’s professional league matchup that pits the league’s heavyweight against its bottom-dweller.

SESI enters with a 13-2 record across all competitions, while Salvador Basket arrives at 1-11. The home team has won 11 of its last 12 outings, including a 73-65 victory over Gloria do Goita on Saturday. Salvador Basket has lost 10 of its last 11, most recently falling 79-48 at ADRM Maringa on Sunday.

The teams met most recently April 3, when SESI routed Salvador Basket 90-32 at Salvador.

Player to watch for SESI is guard Maisa Marcal. In her last five games, Marcal has averaged 15.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists. She scored 20 points with eight rebounds and three assists in the win against Gloria do Goita, then logged 18 points, one rebound and two assists in a 61-56 victory at Campinas on May 3. Marcal has reached double figures in scoring in four consecutive contests.

Center Lorraine Silva anchors Salvador Basket. Over her last five games, Silva has averaged 5.0 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks while playing 28.2 minutes per game. She posted eight points, eight rebounds, two assists and three blocks in the loss to ADRM Maringa. In a 43-115 defeat to Sampaio on May 2, Silva managed three points and three rebounds in 18 minutes. She also contributed four points, nine rebounds and one block against Campinas on April 23, and four points and nine rebounds against ADRM Maringa on April 18.

Salvador Basket’s lone win came March 27, a 71-66 home victory over Mesquita. The team has been outscored by an average of 35.4 points in its 11 losses.

SESI’s depth extends beyond Marcal. Forward Evelyn Mariano scored 14 points with eight rebounds and three assists against Gloria do Goita, and guard Debora Costa added 10 points, four rebounds and two assists. The team’s two losses came to Campinas (71-59 on March 21) and Sampaio (76-49 on April 12).

Tuesday’s game tips at 7 p.m. local time. Salvador Basket next hosts Santo Andre on May 17, while SESI visits Cerrado Brasilia the same day.