Highlights: Antrim rout Laois to ease drop fears

Antrim take a potentially decisive step to retaining their Division 1B status in the Allianz Hurling League by hammering fellow strugglers Laois 4-22 to 0-21 at a sunny Corrigan Park.

Defeat in their final game would have ensured the drop to Division Two for the Saffrons but instead Laois now need the unlikely prospect of two home wins over Carlow and Dublin to relegate Davy Fitzgerald's side.

On the basis of Laois' performance in Belfast, that turn of events looks extremely unlikely.

While it was a strong team performance by Antrim, James McNaughton's display stood out as he notched exactly half of their total by scoring 2-11.