The Las Vegas Aces are at home Tuesday night as they host the Washington Mystics in an interconference showdown.
Las Vegas enters Tuesday’s game with a 22-11 record after losing on the road to the New York Liberty Sunday afternoon.
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In Sunday’s loss to the Liberty, Ta’Niya Latson led the way for the Aces as she recorded 20 points and four rebounds off the bench while Mai Yamamoto added 16 points and six rebounds of her own.
The Aces will try to bounce back and avoid dropping their third consecutive contest Tuesday as they face off against a red-hot Mystics team at home.
Washington enters Tuesday’s contest with a 19-12 record after defeating the Phoenix Mercury Sunday afternoon to extend their winning streak to seven games.
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Shakira Austin led the way for the Mystics in Sunday’s victory as she ended the game with 19 points, 11 rebounds and three assists while Sonia Citron recorded 19 points, four rebounds and six assists.
While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Tuesday night’s matchup, one may be without multiple key players due to injuries.
Mystics Injury Report
The Mystics enter Tuesday’s matchup with a healthy roster as they have nobody listed on their injury report.
This has been a recurring theme for Washington over the past handful of games and they will look to use it to their advantage as they try to grab their eighth consecutive victory Tuesday night.
Aces Injury Report: Will A’ja Wilson, Jackie Young Play?
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The Aces have two players listed on their injury report, though A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young are not among them.
Of course, Wilson, Young and Chelsea Gray missed Sunday’s loss to the Liberty as the Aces elected to rest them in the second game of their back-to-back. However, all three players are off the injury report and will return Tuesday against the Mystics.
Las Vegas has ruled out Dana Evans due to a left leg injury as she will miss her first game since July 11.
The Aces have also ruled out Cheyenne Parker-Tyus as she will miss her eighth consecutive contest with a concussion.
Fans can catch Tuesday night’s matchup between the Mystics and Aces from Las Vegas at 10:00 p.m. ET.
