Club previews: A big weekend in the Antrim hurling championships

ANTRIM SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND THREE

CAREY V BALLYCASTLE

Saturday, St Patrick’s Park, 4pm

BOTH teams are battling it out for their first win of the championship campaign as both are joint at the bottom of Group One having lost both their outings. Home advantage may just be enough to guide Carey Faughs over the line.

Verdict: Carey Faughs

DUNLOY V ROSSA

Saturday, Dunloy, 4pm

THE pair are going head-to-head on Saturday to determine who will top the group in a repeat of last year’s decider. Dunloy won that comfortably enough and could do the same again this weekend.

Verdict: Dunloy

CUSHENDALL V ST JOHN’S

Sunday, Cushendall,1pm

THIS is a compelling clash as the team that comes through this one will top the group and finish the group stages unbeaten. Cushendall look the most likely winners however and home advantage should see them through.

Verdict: Cushendall

LOUGHGIEL V NAOMH ÉANNA

Sunday, Loughgiel, 5pm

WHILE neither side has managed a win during the group stages of the competition, Loughgiel have been much more competitive against Cushendall and the Johnnies than Naomh Éanna, which points to a home win this weekend.

Verdict: Loughgiel

ANTRIM INTERMEDIATE HURLINGCHAMPIONSHIP ROUND FOUR

CREGGAN V SARSFIELDS

Friday, Creggan, 7pm

THE Paddies haven’t picked up a single win yet in the championship, having lost to Glenariffe and St Gall’s and this weekend could see another third defeat on the trot for them at Creggan.

Verdict: Creggan

ST GALL’S V GLENARIFFE

Saturday, St Gall’s, 4pm

ST GALL’S have been flying throughout the championship so far, winning all three of their encounters and should see that winning form continue on Saturday afternoon.

Verdict: St Gall’s

GORT NA MÓNA V CLOONEY GAELS

Friday, Páirc Mhic Ionnrachtaigh, 7pm

GORT na Móna look to be up against it here as top and bottom clash on Friday. Clooney Gaels have been in super form and are the favourites to maintain their winning run.

Verdict: Clooney Gales

TÍR NA NÓG V CUSHENDUN

Saturday, Tír na nÓg, 4pm

BY Gort na Móna’s form, these two teams look to be playing for second play in Group Two and with a game in hand, Cushendun look likely to do that if they can secure the win on Saturday.

Verdict: CUSHENDUN

ANTRIM JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND THREE

ALL SAINTS V NAOMH BRÍD

Friday, Ballymena, 7pm

Both sides going into this weekend searching for their first win of the campaign and hosts All Saints Ballymena look the team most likely to do that.

Verdict: All Saints Ballymena

RASHARKIN V DAVITTS

Sunday, St Mary’s Rasharkin, 2pm

THE batle of the top two, Rasharkin have blown away everybody in their path so far and should continue that momentum this weekend

Verdict: Rasharkin

NAOMH BRID V SHANE O’NEILL’S

Friday, Cloughmills, 7pm

NAOMH Brid remain the only unbeaten team in the group, although they haven’t got it all their own way. Shane O’Neill’s will be confident of causing an upset.

Verdict: Shane O’Neill’s

GLEN ROVERS V LAMH DHEARG

Saturday, Armoy, 4pm

ARMOY have yet to pick up a single point follower their defeats to Naomh Brid and Shane O’Neill’s and they’re up against it again this weekend.

Verdict: Lamh Dhearg