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#9 HEMPFIELD (8-7) vs. #8 NORTH HILLS (10-6) – 6 PM at PINE-RICHLAND

#9 HEMPFIELD

STANDINGS: 2nd place finisher out of Section 3-4A

STREAK: W4 (last loss came on Oct. 3 to #6 Penn-Trafford)

LAST SEASON: Lost to Peters Township 3-1 in the WPIAL First Round

#8 NORTH HILLS

STANDINGS: 4th place finisher out of Section 1-4A

STREAK: W1 (last loss came on Oct. 17 to #4 Pine-Richland)

LAST SEASON: Lost to Canon-McMillan 3-0 in the WPIAL First Round

REGULAR SEASON:

North Hills def. Hempfield in 3-2 on Sept. 25

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Hempfield – looking for their first playoff win since the 2017 WPIAL Quarterfinals (3-1 win over Baldwin)

North Hills – looking for first playoff win since at least 2016

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#10 SHALER (4-10) vs. #7 PETERS TOWNSHIP (10-6) – 6 PM at UPPER ST. CLAIR

#10 SHALER

STANDINGS: 3rd place finisher in Section 3-4A

STREAK: L1 (last win came on Oct. 12 against Norwin)

LAST SEASON: Beat Upper St. Clair 3-1 in the WPIAL First Round, lost to Pine-Richland 3-0 in WPIAL Quarterfinals

#7 PETERS TOWNSHIP

STANDINGS: 3rd place finisher in Section 2-4A

STREAK: W3 (last loss came on Oct. 10 to #3 Canon-McMillan)

LAST SEASON: beat Hempfield 3-1 in the WPIAL First Round, lost to Seneca Valley 3-1 in WPIAL Quarterfinals

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Shaler – looking to get to the WPIAL Quarterfinals for the 5th straight season

Peters Township – looking to get to the WPIAL Quarterfinals for the 2nd straight season

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#11 BETHEL PARK (4-12) at #6 PENN-TRAFFORD (11-3) – 7 PM

#11 BETHEL PARK

STANDINGS: T-4th place finisher in Section 2-4A

STREAK: L1 (last win came on Oct. 17 against Baldwin)

LAST SEASON: beat Norwin 3-2 in WPIAL First Round, lost to North Allegheny 3-0 in WPIAL Quarterfinals

#6 PENN-TRAFFORD

STANDINGS: Section 3-4A Champions

STREAK: W5 (last loss came on Oct. 2 to Hampton)

LAST SEASON: beat Butler 3-0 in WPIAL First Round, beat Canon-McMillan 3-2 in WPIAL Quarterfinals, lost to North Allegheny 3-0 in WPIAL Semifinals

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Bethel Park – looking to get to the WPIAL Quarterfinals for the 2nd straight season

Penn-Trafford – looking to get to the WPIAL Quarterfinals for the 3rd straight season

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#13 MT. LEBANON (5-11) at #4 PINE-RICHLAND (11-5) – 7:30 PM

#13 MT. LEBANON

STANDINGS: T-4th place finisher in Section 2-4A

STREAK: L3 (last win came on Oct. 10 against Baldwin)

LAST SEASON: Missed playoffs (first playoff appearance since 2016)

#4 PINE-RICHLAND

STANDINGS: 3rd place finisher out of Section 1-4A

STREAK: L1 (had a 9-game winning streak prior to losing regular season finale)

LAST SEASON: beat Shaler 3-0 in WPIAL Quarterfinals, beat Seneca Valley 3-0 in WPIAL Semifinals, beat North Allegheny 3-2 in WPIAL Championship

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Mt. Lebanon – looking for their first playoff win since the 2016 WPIAL First Round (3-0 win against Oakland Catholic)

Pine-Richland – looking to get to the WPIAL Quarterfinals for the 6th straight season

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#12 FOX CHAPEL (6-8) at #5 UPPER ST. CLAIR (12-2) – 7:30 PM

#12 FOX CHAPEL

STANDINGS: 4th place finisher out of Section 3-4A

STREAK: L1 (last win came on Oct. 17 against Highlands)

LAST SEASON: Missed playoffs (first playoff appearance since 2016)

#5 UPPER ST. CLAIR

STANDINGS: 2nd place finisher out of Section 2-4A

STREAK: W2 (last loss came on Oct. 12 to #7 Peters Township)

LAST SEASON: lost to Shaler 3-1 in the WPIAL First Round

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Fox Chapel – looking to get to the WPIAL Quarterfinals for the first time since at least 2015

Upper St. Clair – looking for first playoff win since 2017 WPIAL First Round (3-1 win against Penn-Trafford)