CARDIFF (Interstat) — Cardiff will host Essex on Saturday in a women’s professional basketball game. Essex enters at 1-1, while Cardiff is 0-2. Essex will be the visiting team, and Cardiff will be the home team.

Essex is coming off a 94-62 home win over Leicester in its most recent game. Lara Rohkohl led Essex with 16 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and one block in 27 minutes. Alexa Mikeska added 12 points, five rebounds, eight assists and one block in 24 minutes, and O. Forster scored 15 points with four rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes. Essex’s 1-1 start includes a road loss and a home win.

Rohkohl is a player to watch for Essex. In the win over Leicester, she recorded a double-double and contributed on both ends. Essex opened its season with an 86-57 road loss at Caledonia. The team will look for its second straight victory on Saturday.

Cardiff is seeking its first win after an 0-2 start. The team dropped its most recent game at Oaklands 93-85. Alyssa Durazo Frescas scored 36 points, grabbed seven rebounds and added two assists in 37 minutes. Ivory Finley added 30 points, 14 rebounds and two assists in 36 minutes, and Emma Bailey had six points, four rebounds and one assist in 31 minutes. Cardiff’s 0-2 start includes a home loss and a road loss.

Durazo Frescas is a player to watch for Cardiff. She has been the team’s top offensive option and scored 36 points in the loss at Oaklands. Cardiff opened the season with a 103-64 home loss to Sheffield. The team will look for its first victory on Saturday.

Essex will rely on Rohkohl’s interior scoring and rebounding, along with Mikeska’s playmaking. Cardiff will look to Durazo Frescas and Finley to provide offense. Both teams are scheduled to continue their seasons after Saturday.

Essex’s most recent win featured three double-digit scorers in Rohkohl, Mikeska and Forster. Cardiff’s most recent loss featured two 30-point scorers in Durazo Frescas and Finley. The game will be the third of the season for both teams.

Essex’s upcoming schedule includes home games against Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield, Oaklands, Caledonia and Nottingham. The team is also scheduled to play road games at Nottingham, London, Manchester and Newcastle. Cardiff’s upcoming schedule includes road games at Nottingham, Manchester, Caledonia, Leicester and Sheffield. The team is also scheduled to play home games against Caledonia, London, Newcastle, Leicester and Oaklands.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Essex 85, Cardiff 65.