Saturday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: Quintez Cephus; the Falcons; the Braves; the Bacon; the United (all won)

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

From perhaps playing hoops at Furman to a national football focal point, hellooo Quintez Cephus

          Quintez Cephus’s shoulders better be strong, because a lot of Wisconsin’s 2017 season will be on them. In The Latest Coverage.

Falcons have all sorts of expectations

          Figuring out Atlanta’s expectations is all sorts of tiring. Read away at a plethora of Falcons’ stories, with another batch coming tomorrow.

Braves salvage trip to Beertown

          Atlanta got superb starting pitching and some clutch hitting to beat Milwaukee 5-1.

          The Braves Report has more than just the game story.

Macon finally has burly game against Savannah

          Another batch of offense in the middle of the game was the key for Macon, which pulled off an 8-0 win at Savannah.

          The Bacon are still only 3-7 against the Bananas, and handed Savannah its first shutout of the season.

          Macon got a run in the first, then added two in the fifth and sixth innings, and three in the seventh.

          Zach Weisz, Cal Gentry (Perry/Georgia College), and Jackson Jones each had two hits for Macon, Weisz and Jared Kapturasky each driving in two runs.

          The pitching trio of Zach McCambley, Matt Minnick, and Holden Nix teamed for the six-hit shutout, fanning seven with no walks.

          The teams play again on Wednesday in Savannah.

Trip to Philadelphia good for Atlanta team

          The first half was about battling, but Atlanta got the offense going in the second half for a 2-0 win over Philadelphia.

          Atlanta took the lead in the 57th minute on a penalty boot from Josef Martinez.