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For the fourth time, including replays, neighbours Loughrea and St Thomas’ will go toe-to-toe for Galway hurling’s biggest prize on Saturday evening in Pearse Stadium (6pm). And if history tells us anything, the margins will once again be razor thin.

For the second weekend in succession, Pearse Stadium will host Galway GAA’s marquee fixtures under the Saturday night lights as the Galway Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals take centre stage.

There is a familiar look to this year’s Galway Senior Hurling Championship quarter-finals, with six of last season’s final eight back for another shot at the Tom Callanan Cup. Craughwell and Oranmore/Maree are the only new faces at this stage, replacing Cappataggle and Castlegar.

Below is a group-by-group preview of the Senior A and B hurling competitions, and a few predictions on each group.

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An intriguing set of knockout fixtures lies in store for hurling supporters across the county as the Galway senior and intermediate championships enter the quarter-final stage, with a repeat of last year’s senior final between St. Thomas’ and Turloughmore sure to draw a massive crowd to Kenny Park on Sunday.

St Thomas and Sarsfields have booked themselves a spot in the semi finals of the Windows and Rooflights LTD Senior A Championship while Ardrahan will take on Athenry and Oranmore Maree will take on Mullagh in the quarter finals. Carnmore and Davitts will have to go to battle in the relegation final.

It was another busy weekend in the Senior A, B and Intermediate camogie championships. In the Senior A competition, Carnmore and St Thomas recorded their first victories of the championship while Athenry and Sarsfields continued their unbeaten run. In the Senior B contest, Kinvara and Shamrocks had to split the spoils while Mountbellew recorded their first win in the seniors ranks. There were also wins for Clarinbridge and Castlegar. Finally in the Intermediate championship, there were victories for Ahascragh Caltra, Killimor and St Colmans while Cappataggle and Abbeyknockmoy had to share the points.

The prospect of St. Thomas’ exiting the race for the Galway senior hurling championship looms large as the group stages come to what should be a nail-biting conclusion this weekend, with Gort hoping to end the seven-in-a-row chasing club’s history-making ambitions in Kenny Park on Sunday afternoon.