It was another one point loss for the Lake County.
Westmeath's footballers have been left reeling by another narrow defeat in Division Two of the National Football League.
The Lake County were beaten by Down by a single score, 1-26 to 0-28 in Newry on Saturday.
Their manager Dermot McCabe says he can see silver linings, despite a run of six consecutive defeats:
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