The Lions had a great escape tonight from a full house Merry Monk Ballina by 1 point, 85 84. Having lead  comfortably from the outset and by ten points at the half, the Lions came under pressure in the third and forth quarters, Steven King taking a serious injury to the shoulder and Thomas Davis being fowled out with five minutes to go. Two points down with seconds to go, following a good combination of passes from Lions, up stands Rob Lynch with a 3 pointer to give Lions the winning margin.