Division one hurling has led to a barren run of results for Joe Fortune's side.
The visit of Galway to Mullingar this weekend might allow Joe Fortune to give some peripheral players game time and experience.
Westmeath are guaranteed a relegation play off with Laois after this round of the Allianz National Hurling League.
With that being considered, Gerry Buckley of the Westmeath Examiner wants to see Sunday's game treated accordingly.
He says Laois, not Galway, should be the priority:
Our coverage is sponsored by O'Brien's Renault Mullingar, Total Tile Centre Mullingar, and the HSE's public minor injury unit located at the Charter Medical Campus, Ballinderry Mullingar.
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