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Eoin Cody and Kilkenny ran out seven-point winners over Offaly. James Lawlor/INPHO

Kilkenny down Offaly with third-quarter blitz, Flynn double helps Galway to 25-point win

Seven-point win sends Kilkenny to the top of Division 1A, while Galway pick up their second win of the campaign.

GAA Hurling League

Division 1A

  • Kilkenny 1-26 Offaly 1-19

Division 1B

  • Antrim 1-13 Galway 2-35

Division 2A

  • Kerry 3-14 Meath 0-16
  • Down 1-24 Kildare 1-24

Division 2B

  • Derry 1-27 London 2-15
  • Wicklow 1-15 Roscommon 2-12

KILKENNY LEAPFROGGED CLARE and returned to the top of Division 1A of the Allianz Hurling League with a seven-point win over Offaly on Sunday afternoon.

A third-quarter blitz saw the Cats outscore Offaly by 1-10 to 0-2 to turn a five-point deficit at half-time into a six-point lead.

After playing the first half with the Nowlan Park wind at their backs, Offaly led 0-14 to 0-9 at the break before Kilkenny exploded from the blocks in the third quarter.

Eoin Cody’s goal in the 47th minute capped a remarkable turnaround and gave Kilkenny 1-18 to 0-15 lead.

By the time Charlie Mitchell raised a green flag for Offaly in the 65th minute to make it 1-24 to 1-18, Kilkenny were already well out of sight, led by an 0-11 haul from Billy Drennan.

Meanwhile, in Division 1B, a goal in either half from Jason Flynn helped Galway to a lopsided 25-point victory against Antrim in Corrigan Park.

Evan Niland hit 0-13 as Henry Shefflin’s side turned the screw in the second half to pick up their second victory of the campaign and leave winless Antrim rooted to the bottom of the table.

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