Portaferry expecting tougher test against Ballycran

AFTER an eye-catching 31-point victory in the opening round of the 2026 Morgan Fuels Down Senior Hurling Championship, Portaferry are on the road this evening as they travel to Ballycran, where they will hope to back up that terrific start.Carryduff were the team on the opposite end of last week’s result against the defending champions and Portaferry, chasing a fifth county title on the trot, rattled home four goals on the night, evenly split by the half time whistle.Now under new management, with Connor O’Prey taking charge, Portaferry are the team to beat in the Mourne County and have contested the last nine county finals, winning five of them.Ballycran will provide a much stiffer opposition on home turf and they march into the second round of the campaign off the back of an opening roun