The Longford hurlers now have two wins on the trot after beating Louth 1-15 to 1-14 in the Lory Meagher cup third round at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park.
A tight game looked ominous from the outset with the sides tied at four points each on 13 minutes before Louth raised their game and led 0-9 to 0-7 at the break.
Longford moved four points clear with 17 minutes remaining when Reuben Murray found the net before Darren Geoghegan replied with one for Louth 14 minutes later.
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Paddy Lynam and Joe O’Brien added a point each for Longford before Geoghegan made it a one-point game deep into injury time but Louth couldn’t find an equaliser.
