The Vanguard School waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Atlas Preparatory School Gryphons 3-0. The Coursers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Gryphons, too.
The Vanguard School's got stronger as the match went on, holding Atlas Preparatory School to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-9, 25-6.
Meining Zhang
| 10/28/25 vs Atlas Preparatory School | 9 |
| 10/23/25 @ St. Mary's | 12 |
| 10/21/25 vs Florence | 9 |
| 10/20/25 vs DSST: Conservatory Green | 16 |
| 10/16/25 @ Colorado Springs Christian | 17 |
| + 20 more games |
The Vanguard School was led to victory by Ainsley Anderson and Meining Zhang. Anderson had nine assists and three aces, while Zhang hit 61.5% for nine kills and five digs and four aces. Zhang is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in each of the last 25 games she's played dating back to last season. Ava Davis also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assists of the season.
They weren't the only good servers: The Vanguard School was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in November of 2024.
The Vanguard School's record now sits at 17-5. As for Atlas Preparatory School, they are on a 40-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-20.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matches. The Vanguard School will head out to face off against Ellicott at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Atlas Preparatory School, they will venture away from home to square off against Trinidad at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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