STADTBREDIMUS, Luxembourg (Interstat) — Musel Pikes will host Grengewald Hueschtert on Tuesday in a women’s professional basketball game, with the home side seeking to build on a strong start and the visitors looking to carry momentum from their first win of the season.

Musel Pikes enters with a 5-1 record. The club’s most recent outing was an 87-57 home victory over Esch. Musel Pikes also has wins over Amicale Steesel, Les Sangliers Wooltz and Contern this season, with its only loss coming against Dudelange. In the most recent meeting between these teams, Musel Pikes won 87-83 at Grengewald Hueschtert. Musel Pikes has won four of its past five games.

Grengewald Hueschtert is 1-5. The team’s most recent result was a 60-48 road win at Les Sangliers Wooltz, its first victory of the campaign. Earlier this season, Grengewald Hueschtert dropped games to Contern, Esch, Amicale Steesel and Dudelange, in addition to an earlier loss to Musel Pikes. The visiting side has lost four of its past five games.

Alimata Coulibaly is the player to watch for Grengewald Hueschtert. In her most recent performance, she scored 30 points and added four rebounds and one assist in a loss to Contern. Coulibaly played 40 minutes in that game, and her scoring ability gives the visiting side a clear focal point against a Musel Pikes team that has been productive on offense.

Ella Joy Gallatin is the player to watch for Musel Pikes. She scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a win at Amicale Steesel, and she added 10 points, four rebounds and four assists in a loss to Dudelange. Gallatin’s rebounding and scoring inside and out will be important for Musel Pikes as it tries to control the game at home.

The home side has scored at least 72 points in four of its six games and reached 87 points in each of its past two contests. Grengewald Hueschtert has faced a difficult early schedule, but the road win over Les Sangliers Wooltz provides a positive entering the matchup. Both teams are scheduled to return to league play after this game, with Musel Pikes set to visit Contern and Grengewald Hueschtert set to host Dudelange.

Grengewald Hueschtert will try to slow the pace and lean on Coulibaly, while Musel Pikes will look to Gallatin for production and to its home court for an advantage. The game is scheduled for Tuesday.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Musel Pikes 79, Grengewald Hueschtert 69.