The September launch wasn’t to rescue them at that time.
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Crew-9 had two extra seats so they could return in February (which was delayed) when Crew-10 arrived.
The astronauts just came back on Crew-9. Crew-10 is still attached to ISS until the next rotation.
If they left on Crew-9 back in September, the other astronauts would not have had a way to return home in an emergency.