
Both sides remain the the Championship however.
Offaly responded from their opening defeat to Galway to get the better of midland neighbours Laois in the Leinster U20 Hurling Championship over the weekend.
A late Conor Egan goal topped off a comfortable 1-25 to 14 point win for the All Ireland Champions who as a result finished second in group 1 and now go straight to the Quarter Final on the 5th of May.
Meanwhile defeat for the O'Moore County mean they must naviage a preliminary Quarter Final against Kildare.
Offaly manager Lee O'Connor says the win was so important for his side due to the hectic schedule.