Thursday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: Hawks busy on draft night; Savannah, Macon, eh

Thursday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

Hawks have a busy draft

          Atlanta made an early trade and late trade during Thursday’s NBA Draft, and fans will be buzzing about the former for a day or two.

          Story and links in The Latest Coverage, more to come.

Savannah played Macon ... this is not a repeat (but it is)

          The Bananas improved to 5-1 against Macon with an 8-3 win over the visiting Bacon.

          Savannah has outscored Macon 17-3 on consecutive nights.

          Macon (7-10) led 3-0 going into the bottom of the fifth, and trailed 7-3 after the bottom of the fifth.

          A lineup shuffle didn’t help Macon, which also had four errors to go with nine hits. Zach Weisz went 2-for-2 for Macon.

          Three Savannah pitchers teamed for 12 strikeouts and two walks.

          Macon visits Lexington County Friday and hosts Florence on Saturday.

With an off day, The Braves Report takes the day off, returning Friday.