Leadon Timber Frames Ulster Minor club Hurling Cup semi-final
Friday 2pm in Ballinascreen
Bredagh (Down) v Glenariffe-Glenravel (Antrim)
Glenariffe-Glenravel, who been inactive since winning the Antrim Minor Championsip back in late September, face a tough challenge tomorrow in Ballinascreen when they take on Down champions Bredagh in the semi-final of the Leadon Timber Frames Ulster Minor Hurling Cup semi-final.
St Killian’s run to the final of the Mageean cup will of course be a benefit as a good number of the panel were members of the Glenariffe-Glenravel team that qualified for the Ballinascreen tournament by beating Dunloy in the Antrim final in Armoy back on September 29th in Armoy.
Apparently the team have trained regularly since that Antrim win, but it has no doubt been disjointed because of the Mageean Cup involvement.
One consolation is of course their opponents will be in similar position. Bredagh secured the Down minor title, their third in a row, with a win over Ballygalget in mid-September at Páirc Esler in Newry. They have been a formidable force for the past couple of years and the fact that they ran the reigning Ulster champions Dunloy to a single point in last year’s decider is an indication of just how good they are.
Glenariffe-Glenravel will go into the game as slight favourites, but they will have to be at their best to overcome a very stiff hurdle.
The game throws-in in Ballinascreen at 2pm