The Hawthorne Bears (Hawthorne, NJ) basketball knocked off the visiting Hawthorne Christian Defenders (Hawthorne, NJ), 52-36 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Bears (2-0) will now prepare for their test against Glen Rock (Glen Rock, NJ). The Panthers go into the Bergen/Passaic - King test with a 1-1 record. In their last test, Glen Rock notched a victory over Pompton Lakes (Pompton Lakes, NJ), 82-68, in a non-league test.

The Defenders now own a 0-2 record. They play next when they host Eastern Christian for a non-league test on Thursday, December 21. Hawthorne Christian will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 56-34 non-league win over Butler (Butler, NJ). The Eagles record now stands at 2-1.