Mayo host Sligo in crucial Nickey Rackard Cup fixture
Mayo host Sligo today (Saturday) at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, Castlebar, in their penultimate game of the Nicky Rackard Cup round-robin series.
Mayo and Sligo have both recorded two wins from their opening three matches, and a victory for either this afternoon would significantly increase their chances of reaching the knockout stages.
Tyrone looked poised to top the standings and go straight into the final, while the runners-up will face New York in a semi-final. Mayo currently lie in second place but are ahead of Sligo on score difference only.
For Mayo, there are three changes to the side that overcame Fermanagh last time out, with Bobby Douglas, Conal Hession and Adrian Phillips all named in the starting team.
Throw-in at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park is scheduled for 2 p.m. Tickets must be purchased in advance from selected Centra and SuperValu shops or online via Ticketmaster.
The Mayo team in full is as follows: Bobby Douglas; Oisín Ivers, Oisín Greally, Connor Murray; Conal Hession, David Kenny, Oisín Duffy; Daniel Huane, Corey Scahill; Cormac Phillips, Eoin Delaney, Adrian Phillips; Sean Kenny, Shane Boland, Ryan Duffy.
On the subs' bench are: Kevin Duffy, Michael Gallagher, John Heraty, Anthony Rowland, Alex Evans, Joseph Burke, Paudie Murphy, Fionn Delaney, Shane O'Brien, Brendan Sheridan, David Delaney.
QUARTERFINAL
Meanwhile, the Mayo Under 17 hurlers travel to Letterkenny today for their Celtic Challenge quarterfinal clash with Donegal.
After back-to-back group stage victories against Westmeath and Roscommon, Mayo will be aiming to continue their strong run and book a place in the next round. Throw-in at O'Donnell Park is scheduled for 1 p.m.
The Mayo team is as follows: Val Kitterick (Westport); Cian Byrne (Castlebar Mitchels), Niall Treacy (Castlebar Mitchels), Patrick McKenzie (Moytura); Mark Healy (Ballina Stephenites), Dylan Greally (Tooreen), Adam Jennings (Claremorris); Callum Threadgold (Tooreen), Jack Hose (Castlebar Mitchels); Matthew Ó Raghallaigh (Westport), Zack Smith (Ballyhaunis), Rian Fallon (Castlebar Mitchels); Conn Delaney (Tooreen), Muiris Vahey (Claremorris), Killian Hughes (Ballyvary).
Among the subs are: Brian Loftus (Castlebar Mitchels), Jamie Naughton (Moytura), Aaron Cawley (Ballyvary), Ethan Quinn (Claremorris), Sean Donnellan (Ballyhaunis), Ryan Maher (Castlebar Mitchels), Jack Rooney (Ballina Stephenites), Senan Heaney (Ballyhaunis).
The extended panel features the following players: Joe Doocey (Ballyvary), Christopher Bradley (Castlebar Mitchels), Jack Buckley (Ballyhaunis), Cathal Kennedy (Castlebar Mitchels), Sean Cogan (Castlebar Mitchels), Aidan Murphy (Westport), James McKeon (Westport).