Westmeath going great guns with Antrim win

Westmeath 1-21 Antrim 0-7: Westmeath recorded their second victory in their Leinster SHC qualifier group with an emphatic win over Antrim in a very wet and rain soaked Cusack Park, Mullingar, yesterday.

Both sides had won their opening matches, Westmeath defeating Carlow, and Antrim beating Laois, but it was the Lake County who sailed to a surprising 17-point victory on this occasion.

Antrim were not helped by an early injury to corner back Arron McGraffin but Westmeath played with great determination, tenacity and spirit and led by 0-10 to 0-2 after 30 minutes.