WROCLAW (Interstat) — CBK Mersin will seek to build on a strong start to the season Tuesday when it visits 1KS Sleza in a women’s professional basketball game. CBK Mersin brings a 6-2 record into the matchup, while 1KS Sleza is 4-5. The game will be played at 1KS Sleza’s home court.

CBK Mersin enters after a 67-60 win at Emlak. Carla Leite, a player to watch for CBK Mersin, was heavily involved in that result with 21 points, five rebounds and eight assists. Kennedy Burke added 13 points and five rebounds, and Esra Ural contributed six points and nine rebounds. Leite has been a consistent offensive presence for CBK Mersin, including a 14-point, six-assist effort against Istanbul GSK and a 10-point, two-assist showing at Olympiacos. CBK Mersin also owns a recent head-to-head victory over 1KS Sleza, having won 72-59 in the most recent meeting between the teams. The visitors will look to control pace and keep their balanced attack moving against a 1KS Sleza side that has shown the ability to score in bunches.

1KS Sleza will counter with Deyona Gaston, who has been one of its most productive players. Gaston had 22 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two blocks in the team’s most recent game, a 67-62 win at Torun. Ameryst Alston added 18 points, four rebounds and eight assists in that victory, while Zuzanna Kulinska contributed nine points and six rebounds. Gaston also posted 11 points, 11 rebounds and five assists against Ferrol and 20 points and six rebounds against Olympiacos. Her rebounding and interior scoring will be central to 1KS Sleza’s hopes of competing on its home floor. 1KS Sleza has had an uneven season but recently defeated Lublin and Bydgoszcz, showing it can produce strong offensive stretches when its leading players are involved early.

The matchup features two teams with different recent trajectories. CBK Mersin has won its last four games and has been especially effective when Leite creates for herself and teammates. 1KS Sleza snapped a three-game skid with its most recent win and will need a strong defensive effort to slow CBK Mersin’s perimeter play. The home team’s best path likely runs through Gaston on the boards and Alston’s playmaking, while CBK Mersin will aim to use its depth and recent head-to-head success to its advantage.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of CBK Mersin 72, 1KS Sleza 71. CBK Mersin has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -25, and the over/under for the game is 144.5.