Araski at Baxi Ferrol
FERROL, Spain (Interstat) — Baxi Ferrol will look to remain unbeaten when it hosts Araski in a women’s professional basketball game Sunday. Baxi Ferrol enters with a 2-0 record, while Araski is 0-0. The game will be played in Ferrol, with Baxi Ferrol as the home team and Araski as the visiting team.
Baxi Ferrol has opened the season with two victories. The team defeated Beroe 85-58 at home in its most recent game after winning 76-61 at Beroe earlier in the season. Baxi Ferrol scored 85 and 76 points in the two wins while allowing 58 and 61 points. Baxi Ferrol’s two wins came by margins of 27 and 15 points. Karolina Sotolova is a player to watch for Baxi Ferrol. She finished with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in 16 minutes in the recent win over Beroe. In the earlier victory at Beroe, she had 11 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 block in 21 minutes. Sotolova recorded 6 assists in the recent win and 3 assists in the earlier win. Claire Melia contributed 5 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in 21 minutes in the most recent game, while Katerina Galickova added 15 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in 18 minutes.
Araski will play its first game of the season. Its most recent previous result was a 77-74 road win at CAB Estepona Jardin de la Costa del Sol. Araski’s most recent win was by a 3-point margin. Araski now opens against a Baxi Ferrol team that has won its first two games. A win would give Baxi Ferrol a 3-0 start and Araski a 1-0 record.
After Sunday, Baxi Ferrol is scheduled to play at Jairis, at Olympiacos and at Valencia. The team then hosts CBK Mersin and visits 1KS Sleza and IDK Gipuzkoa. Later games include a home matchup with Olympiacos, a home game against Mallorca Palma, a road contest at CBK Mersin and a home game against Celta Zorka.
Araski’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Estudiantes and a home matchup with Mallorca Palma. The team then visits IDK Gipuzkoa, hosts Zaragoza and visits Estepona.
Baxi Ferrol and Araski are set to meet Sunday in Ferrol. The game will be Baxi Ferrol’s third of the season and Araski’s first. Baxi Ferrol’s 2-0 start includes a home win over Beroe and a road win at Beroe, while Araski is opening its season.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Baxi Ferrol to win 78-67. Interstat’s ELO system gives Baxi Ferrol a 73.8 percent probability to win.