Lawrenceville School unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Rutgers Prep Argonauts by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Big Red of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2024.
Lawrenceville School was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Rutgers Prep work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 27-25, 19-25, 15-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rutgers Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aubrey Franz, who had 17 kills, nine digs, three aces, and two blocks. Franz is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least seven every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Saanvi Chigurupati, who had 13 digs, six aces, and three blocks.
The victory keeps Rutgers Prep at an undefeated 5-0.
Lawrenceville School has already played their next contest (against West Windsor-Plainsboro North), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Rutgers Prep, they have also already played their next matchup, a 2-1 win against Phillipsburg on the 16th.
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