The Butler baseball playoff hopes took a big hit in a 1-0 loss to Pine-Richland Friday afternoon.

Ryan Okuda and Hunter Treece combined for a no-hitter for the Rams.

Okuda pitched five innings and struck out eight. Treece pitched the final two innings, striking out three and walking one for the save.

Troy LaNeve drove in the winning run with a fifth-inning single.

Butler (9-5, 4-5) needs a win at Seneca Valley and a North Allegheny loss to North Hills to make the WPIAL Class AAAA playoffs.

Connor Ollio picked up the hard-luck loss for Butler. He struck out two in six innings of work.

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W: Ryan Okuda 5IP (8K, 0BB). L: Connor Ollio 6IP (2K, 4BB). SV: Hunter Treece 2IP (3K, 1BB)

Butler (9-5, 4-5)

Pine-Richland (12-4, 6-3): Troy LaNeve 1B RBI

Monday: Seneca Valley at Butler

Softball

Kennedy DeMatteis homered , doubled, singled twice and drove in five runs as Moniteau beat A-C Valley 12-0 in six innings.

Her three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth triggered the mercy rule.

DeMatteis also picked up the win in the circle.

Sara Hull drove in three runs, Cortney Claypoole had three hits, including two doubles, and Gabby Stewart had three singles for the Warriors (12-0).

Kylee Eaton doubled for A-C Valley (4-5).

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W: Kennedy DeMatteis 6IP (10K, 2BB). L: Katie Stumpner 5.1IP (2K, 1BB).

A-C Valley (4-5): Kylee Eaton 2B

Moniteau (12-0): Gabby Stewart 3-1B 3-R RBI, Cortney Claypoole 2-2B 1B 2-RBI 3-R, Kennedy DeMatteis HR 2B 2-1B 3-R 5-RBI, Kristina DeMatteis 2B RBI, Sara Hull 2B 1B R 3-RBI

Saturday: Moniteau vs. Altoona, noon; at Philipsburg-Osceola, 2 p.m.

Tennis

Butler was swept by Moon, 5-0.

Singles: Logan D’Angelo (M) d. Devin Fitz 6-1, 6-1; Nick Magnelli (M) d. Cam Sedwick 6-0, 6-3, Jaron Skow (M) d. Matt McMaster 6-1, 6-2

Doubles: Garrett Ley-Rushmin Khazanchi (M) d. Trevor Bell-Tyler Bell 6-2, 6-2

Boys Lacrosse

Seneca Valley 15, Butler 9 — Justin Jablonski scored four goals for the Golden Tornado in this Thursday loss.

Sam Lex, Gavin Terwilliger, Nico Cicco, Andrew Monks and Riley Coleman all added a goal each.