Volleyball Recap: Adam Wixom Key Part of Team Effort in Raiders Win

By Team Reports Mar 28, 2025, 10:28am

Volleyball Recap: Rio Americano Raiders vs. Del Oro Golden Eagles

While Rio Americano's win against Del Oro wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Rio Americano had just enough and edged out Del Oro 3-2. The victory continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Golden Eagles: they've now won five in a row.

Rio Americano was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-100), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 25-22, 20-25, 15-25, 25-20, 15-13.

Adam Wixom

Attacks Kills (Career)

03/20/25 @ Del Oro2
03/19/25 @ Inderkum1
03/15/25 vs Cordova1
03/15/25 vs River Valley1
03/03/25 @ Vista del Lago1

Rio Americano's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Adam Wixom led the charge by getting 17 assists and eight digs. The dominant performance also gave Wixom a new career-high in kills (two). David McCarl was another key player, getting 12 digs and two assists.

Rio Americano's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-6. As for Del Oro, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7.

Rio Americano wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Harbor on the 22nd. As for Del Oro, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 victory against River City on the 22nd.

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