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Post 77 suffers first loss
Rockdale Legion wins tourney, Local Buckhault blasts two homers in championship
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The American Legion Rockdale Post 77 baseball team suffered its first loss in a tournament over the weekend ending a 17-game winning streak, but the team got back on track and got revenge in the championship game to improve to 19-1 on the season. Post 77, based out of Rockdale County, played four games at a weekend tournament in Albany, going 3-1 and winning the championship game in dramatic fashion in extra innings on the bat of local standout Keith Buckhault. Game 1Post 77 coach Jack Murphy took his team south to Albany to scout out the competition, including the Post 30 team out of Albany