Volleyball Game Preview: Sports & Medical Sciences Academy Tigers vs. Classical Magnet Gladiators

Sports & Medical Sciences Academy has gone a perfect 9-0 against Classical Magnet recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Gladiators at 4:30 p.m. Classical Magnet took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Sports & Medical Sciences Academy, who comes in off a win.

On Friday, Sports & Medical Sciences Academy earned a 3-1 win over Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy.

Sports & Medical Sciences Academy walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-14, 25-20, 20-25, 25-19.

Valerie Santiago

Serving Aces (Career)

09/26/25 vs Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy	9
10/08/24 @ East Granby	5
10/02/24 vs Bolton	5
10/24/24 @ New Britain	4
10/15/24 @ East Windsor	3

Valerie Santiago was the offensive standout of the match as she had ten digs and nine aces. Those nine aces gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Chantel Ramos, who had five aces.

They weren't the only good servers: Sports & Medical Sciences Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 23 aces. They are 5-1 when they serve at least ten aces.

Meanwhile, Classical Magnet was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Prince RVT, falling 3-0.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-16, 25-16.

The win got Sports & Medical Sciences Academy back to even at 5-5. As for Classical Magnet, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

Sports & Medical Sciences Academy took their victory against Classical Magnet when the teams last played back in September of 2019 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Gladiators have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.