In Monday's non-league outing, the Hawthorne Bears (Hawthorne, NJ) basketball squad beat the host Eastern Christian Eagles (North Haledon, NJ), by a count of 60-44.

The Bears (6-4) will now prepare for their outing against Lodi (Lodi, NJ). The Rams go into the Bergen/Passaic - King outing with a 6-3 record. In their last outing, Lodi defeated Elmwood Park (Elmwood Park, NJ), 42-20, in a league outing.

The Eagles now hold a 3-5 record. They play next when they travel to Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology for a non-league outing on Wednesday, January 10. Eastern Christian will clash with a Lions squad coming off a 63-24 non-league win over Saddle Brook (Saddle Brook, NJ). The Lions record now stands at 9-6.