Mallorca Palma at Girona
GIRONA, Spain (Interstat) — Mallorca Palma will look to remain unbeaten when it visits Girona in a women’s professional basketball game Thursday. Mallorca Palma enters with a 1-0 record, while Girona is 0-1 and in search of its first win of the season.
Mallorca Palma is coming off a strong offensive performance in its most recent game. Valencia fell 88-71 at Mallorca Palma, with K. Alexander leading the way. Alexander finished with 22 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one block in 28 minutes. Klara Holm added 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in 31 minutes, and Blanca Millan contributed 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes.
Alexander is a player to watch for Mallorca Palma. In her latest outing against Valencia, she recorded 22 points and eight rebounds while adding one assist and one block. She also finished with 22 points and eight rebounds in 28 minutes in that contest. Alexander’s production helped Mallorca Palma open its season with a victory.
Girona will counter with Iyana Martin Carrion, a player to watch for the home side. In her most recent game at Estudiantes, Martin Carrion scored 16 points and added four rebounds and nine assists in 27 minutes. She also produced 13 points, six rebounds, nine assists and one block in 33 minutes against Emlak Konut. Martin Carrion recorded nine assists in each of her most recent two games.
Girona is coming off a narrow road result. The home team dropped an 82-79 decision at Estudiantes in its most recent game. Martin Carrion’s distribution and scoring helped Girona stay close. Girona will seek a stronger finish at home as it tries to even its record.
Mallorca Palma’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Cadi La Seu, a road trip to IDK Gipuzkoa, a home matchup with Jairis, a visit to Araski and a home contest against Estepona. Later, Mallorca Palma is set to travel to Baxi Ferrol and Celta Zorka, host Ensino and Zaragoza, and visit Avenida. Mallorca Palma’s next 10 games include five home contests and five road games.
Girona’s next games include a home contest against SBS Ostrava, a road game at Montana 2003, a home meeting with IDK Gipuzkoa, a trip to Keltern and another road game at SBS Ostrava. Girona also is scheduled to host Montana 2003, Gernika Bizkaia, Keltern and Innova-TSN, and to travel to Zaragoza.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Mallorca Palma to defeat Girona by a final score of 88-78.