The Hawthorne Bears volleyball team (Hawthorne, NJ), was beaten 2-0 in Thursday's non-league contest with the visiting Cresskill Cougars (Cresskill, NJ)

The Cougars (1-0) will now prepare for their contest against New Milford (New Milford, NJ). The Knights enter the non-league contest with a 1-0 record. In their last contest, New Milford beat Saddle Brook (Saddle Brook, NJ), 2-0, in a league contest.

Next, the Bears meet the Eastern Christian Eagles (North Haledon, NJ) in a North Jersey - Colonial contest, on Friday, September 5. Hawthorne will attempt to upgrade on its 1-1 season record. The Eagles go into the test with a 0-1 record after their 2-0 league loss to Glen Rock (Glen Rock, NJ).