The Pompton Lakes Cardinals bounced the host Hawthorne Christian Defenders basketball squad by a final score of 49-18 in Monday's non-league outing.

Next, the Cardinals clash with the Park Ridge Owls (Park Ridge, NJ) in a non-league outing, on Wednesday, January 15. Pompton Lakes will attempt to upgrade on its 4-4 season record. The Owls enter the outing with a 5-4 record after their 60-47 non-league win over Bergen Charter (Hackensack, NJ).

The Defenders (2-5) will now prepare for their outing against Harrison (Harrison, NJ). The Blue Tide enter the non-league outing with a 4-2 record. In their last outing, Harrison was overwhelmed by North Arlington (North Arlington, NJ), 59-48, in a league outing.