In Monday's non-league outing, the Pompton Lakes Cardinals (Pompton Lakes, NJ) basketball squad edged the host Hawthorne Christian Defenders (Hawthorne, NJ), by a count of 52-49.

The Cardinals (9-1) will now prepare for their outing against Saddle Brook (Saddle Brook, NJ). The Falcons go into the non-league outing with a 1-10 record. In their last outing, Saddle Brook was tipped by Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology (Paterson, NJ), 63-24, in a non-league outing.

The Defenders now hold a 2-8 record. They play next when they host Palisades Park for a Northwest Jersey - Patriot B outing on Wednesday, January 10.