The Hawthorne Bears got by the host Pompton Lakes Cardinals basketball squad by a final score of 54-47 in Tuesday's non-league outing.

Next, the Bears clash with the Glen Rock Panthers (Glen Rock, NJ) in a Bergen/Passaic - King outing, on Thursday, January 23. Hawthorne will attempt to upgrade on its 10-5 season record. The Panthers come into the outing with a 14-2 record after their 52-28 non-league win over Eastern Christian (North Haledon, NJ).

The Cardinals (7-6) will now prepare for their outing against Butler (Butler, NJ). The Bulldogs come into the non-league outing with a 3-9 record. In their last outing, Butler held off Hawthorne Christian (Hawthorne, NJ), 57-36, in a non-league outing.