In NBA news, the Atlanta Hawks keep their hopes alive of advancing past the first round of the NBA playoffs as they face the Boston Celtics in game six of opening round action tonight in Boston. Tip off is set for 8 pm.
Shorter University’s baseball Hawks have their eyes on the prize – a trip to the NAIA World Series – as they begin play this evening in the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round. The 18th ranked Hawks nabbed the number two seed in the Azusa bracket and will face number three seed College of Idaho tonight at 6:30 pm in Los Angeles, California. This marks the Hawks’ first postseason appearance since 2003. If they make it past the opening round, they’ll be bound for Lewiston, Idaho for their first ever NAIA World Series appearance.
The Rome Braves fell to the Greenville Drive 1-0 yesterday afternoon in the series closer between the teams in Greenville, South Carolina, marking the Braves’ ninth loss in a row.
The Atlanta Braves took a 3-1 victory from the Chicago Cubs last night at Wrigley Field.
In NBA news, the Atlanta Hawks are staying alive in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a narrow 87-86 win over the Boston Celtics in game five last night at the Philips Arena. Game six will be played tomorrow night in Boston. The Celtics currently lead the series three games to the Hawks’ two.
