Local sports roundup: Macon Mayhem
Regional feeds highlighted the Macon Mayhem playoff push alongside weekend coverage of the Masters, MLB and NASCAR, with a short post recapping local playoff status and scores. The item shows how local outlets are amplifying lower‑league postseason narratives this weekend. (x.com)
The Macon Mayhem’s playoff run ended Saturday night, when the Peoria Rivermen beat them 4-1 in Game 2 and completed a first-round sweep in the Southern Professional Hockey League playoffs. (aol.com) The series was a best-of-three matchup between No. 1 Peoria and No. 8 Macon. The league set Game 1 for Thursday, April 9, at the Macon Coliseum, Game 2 for Saturday, April 11, in Peoria, and a Sunday, April 12, Game 3 only if Macon extended the series. (thesphl.com) Peoria opened the series with a 2-0 win in Macon behind two goals from Garrett Devine and a shutout by goaltender Nick Latinovich. Saturday’s 4-1 result ended the matchup before the if-necessary third game. (sports.yahoo.com, aol.com) Macon reached the postseason for the first time since 2021 after clinching the eighth and final playoff spot on Friday, April 3. The Mayhem locked it up with back-to-back road wins over the Fayetteville Marksmen, 4-1 and 6-2. (41nbc.com, middlegeorgiaceo.com) The club finished the regular season 26-26-6 and got in by three points over the ninth-place Quad City Storm. WGXA reported Macon did not clinch until Game 57 of 58. (wgxa.tv) That made this weekend’s local coverage less about a championship favorite than about a lower-seeded team bringing playoff hockey back to Middle Georgia. Macon hosted its first home playoff game since the 2021 President’s Cup Final on Thursday night. (maconmayhem.com, 13wmaz.com) The Mayhem were chasing the franchise’s first playoff series win since their 2017 President’s Cup title. Macon-Bibb County and the team’s own channels both identify that 2017 championship as the club’s high point. (maconbibb.us, youtube.com) Head coach Dave Pszenyczny added an extra layer to the matchup. Macon and 13WMAZ both noted that he was on the Peoria side when the Mayhem won that 2017 title. (maconmayhem.com, 13wmaz.com) The season is over, but the local angle is clear: Macon turned a late push into a playoff berth, a home postseason date, and a weekend of regional attention before Peoria closed the door in two games. (41nbc.com, aol.com)
