WATCH: Blackrock make no mistake this time against Ballyhea

Blackrock 1-22 Ballyhea 1-13: Twelve months after losing heavily to Ballyhea, Blackrock were this time standing on the winner’s rostrum after a low-key Cork SHC first round clash at sun-splashed Mallow yesterday.

While this fixture lacked the cutting edge of knock-out hurling, that will not matter a jot to the Rockies, a club that is determined to leave its mark on this year’s campaign.

“We’re happy,” said Blackrock manager, Fergal Ryan afterwards. “We just focused on this game and aimed to get a win. Ballyhea gave us a good hiding last year so it was important for us to turn the tables from that point of view.”