Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Hawthorne Christian Defenders (Hawthorne, NJ) and the visiting Palisades Park Tigers (Palisades Park, NJ), saw Hawthorne Christian's basketball squad wallop Palisades Park by a tally of 48-15.

With the victory, Hawthorne Christian improves its record to 2-0 on the campaign. The Defenders host Hawthorne (Hawthorne, NJ) to confront the Bears in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 17. The Bears come into the challenge with a record of 2-0.

Next up, the Tigers confront the New Milford Knights (New Milford, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 17. Palisades Park will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 61-48 non-league win over Pompton Lakes (Pompton Lakes, NJ).