▁Buck s ▁in ▁the ▁A AL ▁until ▁he ▁sold ▁that ▁team ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁team ▁also ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁play ▁their ▁inaug ural ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁season ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁B uf ord ▁Arena , ▁a ▁local ▁ar ena ▁used ▁by ▁B uf ord ▁High ▁School , ▁in ▁B uf ord , ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁founder ▁and ▁majority ▁owner ▁Tim ▁Vi ens ▁stepped ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁team . ▁After ▁going ▁und efe ated ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁league ▁games , ▁the ▁Hav oc ▁initially ▁lost ▁their ▁first ▁game ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁for fe it ▁to ▁the ▁Cape ▁F ear ▁Hero es ▁for ▁not ▁having ▁their ▁field ▁goal ▁posts ▁ready ▁for ▁their ▁home ▁game ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 6 . ▁The ▁team ▁appe aled ▁the ▁for fe it ▁claim ing ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁did ▁not ▁wait ▁long ▁enough ▁before ▁leaving ; ▁the ▁for fe it ▁loss ▁was ▁exp ung ed ▁from ▁the ▁Hav oc ' s ▁record , ▁while ▁the ▁walk over ▁win ▁was ▁still ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁Hero es . ▁The ▁Hav oc ▁were ▁than ▁allowed ▁to ▁schedule ▁another ▁league ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁week , ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁Carolina ▁Energy ▁instead ▁of ▁their ▁non - le ague ▁home ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Pe ach ▁State ▁C ats , ▁and ▁lost ▁their ▁first ▁actual ▁game ▁ 4 5 – 4 1 . ▁The ▁Hav oc ▁also ▁lost ▁the ▁following ▁game