By Paul O’Donovan
They say a week is a long time in politics, well it is even longer in terms of hurling. Just eight days after suffering a very heavy 30-point defeat to Galway, the Westmeath hurlers showed vast improvement in pushing last year’s All-Ireland finalists Waterford all the way in this Allianz National Hurling League Division 1A game played in Walsh Park, Waterford, last Sunday afternoon.