In Monday's non-league outing, the visiting Hawthorne Christian Defenders soccer squad scored a tight 2-1 victory over the Butler Bulldogs.

The Defenders (1-2) will now prepare for their outing against Eastern Christian (North Haledon, NJ). The Eagles go into the non-league outing with a 0-3 record. In their last outing, Eastern Christian was edged by Glen Rock (Glen Rock, NJ), 9-0, in a non-league outing.

Next up, the Bulldogs confront the Pompton Lakes Cardinals (Pompton Lakes, NJ) in a non-league outing, on Wednesday, September 18. Butler will attempt to improve on its 0-3 season record. The Cardinals go into the outing with a 4-0 record after their 2-0 non-league win over Lakeland Regional (Wanaque, NJ).