LIVERMORE, Calif. (Interstat) — The Butte Roadrunners will meet the Contra Costa Comets in a men’s junior college basketball game Friday at the Las Positas Tournament. Butte is the visiting team, and Contra Costa is the designated home team. The matchup gives both programs an early tournament test and a chance to establish rhythm before their schedules move deeper into the season.

Butte enters with a 1-0 record after an 88-72 win at Sacramento City in its opener. The Roadrunners will look to build on that result against a Contra Costa team still seeking its first victory. Butte has already shown the ability to score efficiently and will try to carry that form into its second game. The Roadrunners will be on the road again as the visiting team, a role they handled successfully in their opening contest.

Contra Costa is 0-1 after an 86-61 loss at Las Positas. The Comets will try to use the tournament setting to steady their early-season play and pick up a result against a Butte squad that has already found some momentum. Contra Costa will need a stronger defensive effort and more consistent offense to compete with the Roadrunners. The Comets also will try to settle into the home-team role and take advantage of familiar tournament surroundings.

The game features two teams at different early points in their schedules. Butte has a victory in hand and will aim to carry momentum into tournament play. Contra Costa has played one game and will look to correct course after a difficult result. The Comets will seek better execution on both ends, while Butte will try to maintain the form that produced its opening win. Both teams will use the game as an early measuring point before resuming their respective schedules. The game will test each team’s depth and ability to adjust in an early-season tournament setting.

Butte is next scheduled to visit Sierra, followed by a home game against Merced. Contra Costa is next scheduled to host Fresno City, then host Sierra. Those games follow the Friday matchup at the Las Positas Tournament. The Roadrunners’ opening result came on the road, and they will be the visiting team again in this tournament contest. The Comets will be listed as the home team and will try to take advantage of that designation. Both teams will look to use the contest as a building block before their next scheduled games.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Butte 80, Contra Costa 75. Interstat’s ELO system projects Contra Costa with a 67.5 percent probability to win.