FEYTIAT, France (Interstat) — Feytiat will seek its first win of the season Friday when it hosts Montbrison in a women’s professional basketball game.

Feytiat enters with an 0-2 record. Montbrison is 1-1. Feytiat has dropped its first two contests, including its most recent home outing against Pays Voironnais, 70-55. In that game, Emilie Raynaud scored 13 points and added three rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes. Rose Laure contributed eight points, six rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes. Chloe Mace finished with 16 points, three rebounds and two assists in 35 minutes.

Feytiat’s other result this season was an 88-82 loss at Cavigal Nice. Mace scored 33 points with five rebounds and three assists in 37 minutes in that game. That was her highest scoring output of the young season. She is the player to watch for Feytiat. She has scored in double figures in both of Feytiat’s games this season and will be central to the home team’s efforts to secure a first victory.

Montbrison opened the season with a 78-68 win at Geispolsheim. Madelyn Batista had eight points and three rebounds in 19 minutes in that victory. In Montbrison’s most recent game, a 75-70 home loss to Cavigal Nice, Batista recorded 14 points, six rebounds and one block in 24 minutes. Cristal Sontia Zeutsop added 12 points and 12 rebounds in 24 minutes, while Zarah Velleyen finished with nine points, three rebounds and four assists in 24 minutes.

Batista is the player to watch for Montbrison. She has scored in double figures once in two games and posted 14 points and six rebounds in her latest outing. That was her highest scoring game of the season so far. Montbrison will look to her inside presence and scoring touch as it aims to move above .500.

The matchup features two teams in the early part of their seasons. Both teams have played two games this season. Feytiat has allowed 88 points at Cavigal Nice and 70 points at home against Pays Voironnais. Montbrison has scored 78 points at Geispolsheim and 70 points at home against Cavigal Nice. Montbrison won on the road before falling in a close home contest. The visiting side will rely on its rebounding and interior play against Feytiat’s guard-driven attack.

Feytiat’s schedule after Friday includes a trip to Union Hainaut, a home game against La Roche Vendee and a visit to Mondeville. Montbrison is set to host Pays Voironnais, then Champagne, before traveling to La Roche Vendee. Both teams will continue their campaigns with a series of games in the coming weeks.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Feytiat to edge Montbrison 75-74.