Port Jeff Royals break Mattituck’s 12-win undefeated streak

Port Jeff Royals break Mattituck’s 12-win undefeated streak

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Port Jeff junior Erin Henry spikes at net. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Erin Henry returns the ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Sophia Wennerod with the return. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Olivia Sherman sets the play. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Maggie Johnston keeps the play alive. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Mia O’Connell sets the ball at net. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Alexa Ayotte from the service line. Photo by Bill Landon
Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Erin Henry drops in the point. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff’s Erin Henry with the return. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff seniors Sophia Wennerod and Alexa Ayotte battle at net. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Mia O’Connell from the service line. Photo by Bill Landon
Royal Nation. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff seniors Mia O’Connell and Maggie Johnston battle at net. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff’s Erin Henry sets the play alongside Sophia Wennerod. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff eighth grader Ava Reilly from the service line. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Alexa Ayotte from the service line. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Sophia Wennerod serves the ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Olivia Sherman sets the play. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Olivia Sherman from the service line. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Maggie Johnston from the service line. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Maggie Johnston returns the ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff eighth grader Ava Reilly sets the play. Photo by Bill Landon
Point, Port Jefferson. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Sophia Wennerod returns the ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Alexa Ayotte sets the ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Sophia Wennerod spikes the ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Sophia Wennerod returns the ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Alexa Ayotte returns the ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Mia O’Connell sets the ball at net. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Erin Henry sets the play. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Mia O’Connell sets the play in a home game against Mattituck Oct. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Victory. Photo by Bill Landon
Royals win. Bill Landon photo
Victory. Photo by Bill Landon

The Tuckers of Mattituck came knocking on Port Jeff’s door Monday, Oct. 17, sitting atop the League VIII leaderboard undefeated at 12-0. 

Looking to make it 13 in a row, the Tuckers met their match as the second-place Royals had other ideas of their own.

Port Jeff got out to a slow start, dropping the first set 25-17, but battled back in the second set to edge the Tuckers 25-22. The two juggernauts wowed the crowd, sustaining numerous extended volleys showcasing both teams’ talent. 

The Royals took the third set in convincing fashion, winning it 25-17. With their backs against the wall, Mattituck traded points with Port Jeff throughout the fourth set, then called timeout trailing 24-23. 

But the Royals closed out solidly, putting the game away 25-23 and handing Mattituck its first loss of the season with just two games remaining. 

Postseason play will begin Monday, Oct. 24.

— Photos by Bill Landon

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