HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ, Czech Republic (Interstat) — Sokol HK will host Basket Ostrava on Wednesday in a women’s professional basketball game. Basket Ostrava is the visiting team, and Sokol HK is the home team. Both teams enter with 1-5 season records.

Basket Ostrava most recently earned a home win against Lokomotiva, 88-61. The 27-point win was Basket Ostrava’s first of the season. Alison Lewis is a player to watch for Basket Ostrava. In that game, she played 36 minutes and recorded 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Emma Merriweather played 25 minutes and added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Pamela Effang played 35 minutes and had 20 points, four rebounds and one assist. Basket Ostrava also lost to DSK 93-55, at Brandys nad Labem 87-72, to Zabiny Brno 88-37, at USK Prague 91-76 and to SBS Ostrava 84-65. Basket Ostrava’s loss to SBS Ostrava was by 19 points.

Sokol HK most recently lost at Brandys nad Labem 89-70. Jitka Pilarova is a player to watch for Sokol HK. She finished that game with 12 points, five rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes. Aerianna Harris played 27 minutes and had eight points, five rebounds, three assists and three blocks, and Alexandra Buknova played 30 minutes and scored 14 points with four rebounds, one assist and one block. Pilarova also recorded six points and one rebound against USK Prague, six points and three rebounds against SBS Ostrava, and eight points, five rebounds, three assists and two blocks at Slovanka. Sokol HK also lost to Zabiny Brno 100-60, at USK Prague 98-73, to SBS Ostrava 78-76 and at KP Brno 70-65, and it won at Slovanka 85-67. The win at Slovanka was by 18 points. Sokol HK’s most recent loss at Brandys nad Labem was by 19 points.

Basket Ostrava’s later schedule includes a trip to Sokol HK, a home game against KP Brno, road games at Slovanka, SBS Ostrava, Zabiny Brno, DSK and Lokomotiva, and home games against USK Prague, Brandys nad Labem and Sokol HK. Sokol HK’s later schedule includes a home game against Basket Ostrava, a trip to Lokomotiva, home games against DSK, KP Brno, Slovanka, USK Prague and Brandys nad Labem, and road games at SBS Ostrava, Zabiny Brno and Basket Ostrava. The teams also are scheduled to meet again later in the season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Sokol HK 74, Basket Ostrava 67. Sokol HK is installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -12.5, and the over-under for the game is 149.5.