COLCHESTER, England (Interstat) — Manchester will be the visiting team and Essex will be the home team Saturday in a women’s professional basketball game. Manchester brings a 3-0 record into the matchup, while Essex is 1-2. Manchester has won each of its first three games this season. Manchester enters after a 90-62 home win over Leicester Riders in its most recent game. That result followed an 88-59 win at Sheffield Hatters and a 100-73 home win over BA London Lions. Essex most recently fell 91-87 at Cardiff Met Archers. Essex also has a 94-62 home win over Leicester and an 86-57 loss at Caledonia this season.

Hannah Robb is the player to watch for Manchester. In the win over Leicester, Robb finished with 15 points, six rebounds and three assists in 24 minutes. She had 11 points, five rebounds and six assists in 22 minutes at Sheffield, and 12 points, one rebound and five assists in 20 minutes against BA London Lions. Manchester also got 14 points, five rebounds and five assists in 23 minutes from Caroline Lau and 11 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes from Maaja Bratka in the Leicester win.

Lara Rohkohl is the player to watch for Essex. In the loss at Cardiff, Rohkohl scored 31 points and grabbed 14 rebounds while adding one assist and one block in 32 minutes. Alexa Mikeska added 11 points, six rebounds, 10 assists and one block in 31 minutes, and Jamya Robinson had 10 points, nine rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes. Essex will host the game against a Manchester team that is 3-0. The game will be played at Essex’s home court on Saturday.

Manchester’s next 10 games include a home game against Cardiff, a trip to Newcastle, a home game against Nottingham, a trip to Caledonia, a home game against Oaklands, a home game against Essex, a trip to Oaklands, a trip to Leicester, a home game against Caledonia and a trip to Nottingham. Essex’s next 10 include a home game against Newcastle, a trip to Nottingham, a home game against Sheffield, a home game against Oaklands, a trip to London, a home game against Caledonia, a trip to Manchester, a home game against Nottingham, a trip to Newcastle and a home game against London. The teams are scheduled to meet again in Manchester later in the season, with the immediate focus on Saturday’s matchup at Essex. Both teams have additional games scheduled after that return meeting.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Essex 82, Manchester 79.