LOIMAA, Finland (Interstat) — Kataja Basket will visit Bisons Loimaa on Saturday in a Finnish basketball game, with the visiting side aiming to stay unbeaten and the home team chasing its first win of the season.

Kataja Basket enters at 1-0 after a 102-83 home win over Helsinki in its most recent game. Josiah Harris was the most productive player in that victory, finishing with 27 points and 13 rebounds in 28 minutes. Stevie Strong added 26 points, three rebounds and seven assists in 31 minutes, while Richie Springs chipped in 14 points and seven rebounds in 27 minutes. Harris is a player to watch for Kataja Basket, which has shown early balance between its leading scorers and frontcourt production.

Bisons Loimaa is 0-1 after a 64-87 loss at KTP Kotka Basket in its most recent game. Deshon Taylor led Bisons Loimaa with 23 points, four rebounds, four assists and one block in 28 minutes. Roydell Brown posted 14 points, 14 rebounds, one assist and two blocks in 33 minutes, and Javion Ogunyemi scored 10 points with four rebounds in 34 minutes. Taylor is a player to watch for the home team as it looks to generate more offense after a difficult opener.

The game pits Kataja Basket’s early scoring form against a Bisons Loimaa team still searching for rhythm. Kataja Basket put up 102 points in its opener, while Bisons Loimaa was held to 64. Harris and Taylor will be central to their teams’ plans. Kataja Basket also features Strong and Springs, who gave the team multiple options in its first game. Bisons Loimaa will need support around Taylor, with Brown and Ogunyemi providing size and rebounding.

Kataja Basket’s schedule after Saturday includes games against Lahti, Tapiolan Honka, Kouvot, Tampereen, Karhu Basket, Korihait, KTP Kotka Basket, Kipina and Salon Vilpas. Bisons Loimaa’s upcoming slate includes Karhu Basket, Helsinki, Salon Vilpas, Korihait, Kipina, Lahti, Tampereen, Tapiolan Honka and Kouvot. Both teams will continue a busy stretch of Finnish league play after this matchup.

Kataja Basket will look to build on its opening victory, while Bisons Loimaa will aim to use home court to record its first win. The visitors had three players score in double figures in their opener, and the hosts had three players reach double figures in scoring. Harris and Taylor headline the individual matchups, with Harris coming off a double-double and Taylor coming off a 23-point effort. Brown added a double-double for Bisons Loimaa, and Strong had seven assists for Kataja Basket. Ogunyemi also scored 10 points for the hosts, while Springs added 14 points and seven rebounds for the visitors.

A game projection favors Kataja Basket by a modest margin, with the total points expected to land near 180.