KOSICE, Slovakia (Interstat) — Ruzomberok will try to continue its strong start when it visits winless CBK Kosice on Saturday in a women’s professional basketball game.

Ruzomberok enters the game 4-1. CBK Kosice is 0-3. Ruzomberok won four straight games before a 75-64 loss at Avenida in its most recent outing. In that game, Olga Yatskovets scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 30 minutes. Zoesha Smith finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Andrea Andelova added 16 points and three rebounds.

Yatskovets has been productive throughout the early season for Ruzomberok. She scored 19 points and collected seven rebounds against UMB Banska Bystrica, then had 16 points and five rebounds at Trencin. She posted 15 points and 12 rebounds against Slovan Bratislava and 16 points and 13 rebounds at Ivanka pri Dunaji. Her ability to score inside and help on the boards will be a focus for CBK Kosice.

CBK Kosice has opened the season with losses to UMB Banska Bystrica, Trencin and Slovan Bratislava. V. Rostotska has been the team’s leading performer. In the most recent game against UMB Banska Bystrica, she scored 20 points and added five rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes. Dominika Lanikova scored six points, and Kyra Liashenko added five points and two rebounds.

Earlier this season, Rostotska had eight points, nine rebounds and four assists against Trencin. She also recorded 11 points and nine rebounds at Slovan Bratislava. Kosice will need her to produce again while looking for additional scoring support.

Ruzomberok has shown a potent offense this season. It scored 117 points at Ivanka pri Dunaji, 92 at Trencin, 76 against Slovan Bratislava and 83 against UMB Banska Bystrica. The visiting team has also mixed in strong rebounding and balanced scoring, with Yatskovets, Smith and Andelova among the contributors.

Kosice will try to slow the pace and keep the game close at home. The team has yet to win, but Rostotska’s all-around play gives it a reliable option on offense. Ruzomberok will aim to avoid a letdown after its first loss of the season and maintain its place near the top of the early standings.

After Saturday, Ruzomberok is scheduled to host Namur and Chartres before another home game against Young Angels Kosice. CBK Kosice is set to visit Young Angels Kosice next, then return home to face Piestanske Cajky. The upcoming stretch will test both teams as they move deeper into the schedule.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Ruzomberok 73, CBK Kosice 63.