Casement SC JHC
The Casement SC Junior Hurling Championship continues tomorrow and barring slipups the quarter-final places could well be decided after tomorrow’s round of games.
All Games 2-00 pm.
Group 1
Latharna Og v St. Paul’s
St. Paul’s will make, what I would guess, is their first visit to Brustin Braes to face a Latharna Og side who have risen like the proverbial phoenix from the ashes after a number of years in exile and are now a force to be reckoned with in Junior hurling.
The Larne men couldn’t have got a much tougher draw in this year qualifier’s and lost out to Shane O’Neill’s, Glenarm last day out after recording a good win away to Davitt’s on day one. Glenarm had already lost to St. Paul’s on the opening day in Feystown and barring a big upset the Shaw’s Road side should win this one to top Group 1.
Shane O’Neill’s v Davitt’s
Shane O’Neill’s recovered from their opening day defeat to St. Paul’s and avoided the proverbial banana skin when they travelled to Brustin Braes and defeated Latharna Og last week and they are likely to have too much fire power for visitors, Davitt’s and they should go forward to join St. Paul’s in the quarter-finals
Group 2
Lamh Dhearg v St. Teresa’s
Con Magee’s, Glenravel have already qualified from Group 2 with wins over St. Teresa’s on the opening day of the group and a home win over Lamh Dhearg last day out so tomorrow’s meeting of the Hannastown men and St. Teresa’s is a winners take all encounter and while Lamh Dhearg have home advantage St. Teresa’s might well gain the result they require.
Group 3
St. Agnes v Robert Emmet’s Cushendun
St. Agnes lost in a tight encounter against Loch Mor Dal gCais last week and they take on the giants in this group, Emmet’s, Cushendun in Belfast. Cushendun started this campaign as firm favourites and served notice on day one with a comprehensive win over Loch Mor and should have too much in the tank for the ‘Aggies’ tomorrow.
Group 4
Kicham’s Ardoyne v St. Mary’s Rasharkin
Rasharkin travel to Fennell Park to face Kickham’s Ardoyne having defeated All Saints, Ballymena at Dreen on the opening day. All Saints pushed the home side until late in the game before the St. Mary’s men pulled away to win by seven points.
Last week All Saints got their qualification chances up and running when they hit 2-27 against Ardoyne and while the artificial surface at Fennell Park may suit the home side, anything other than a Rasharkin win is hard to envisage.