In Monday's non-league outing, the Butler Bulldogs (Butler, NJ) basketball squad nipped the visiting Hawthorne Christian Defenders (Hawthorne, NJ), by a margin of 48-41.

The Bulldogs (7-14) will now prepare for their outing against Saddle Brook (Saddle Brook, NJ). The Falcons go into the non-league outing with a 1-17 record.

The Defenders now own a 5-15 record. They play next when they travel to Harrison for a non-league outing on Tuesday, February 6. Hawthorne Christian will encounter a Blue Tide squad coming off a 57-42 non-league loss to Kearny (Kearny, NJ). The Blue Tide record now stands at 2-16.