Volleyball Game Preview: Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley vs. Cheshire Rams

Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley will head out to take on the Cheshire Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley lost 3-0 to Norwich Free Academy on Tuesday. Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley has struggled against Norwich Free Academy recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

While Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-20, 25-21.

Meanwhile, Cheshire faced Shelton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Rams took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gaels.

The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Shelton scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-21, 20-25, 25-17.

Cheshire's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.

Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cheshire in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.