SCORE BULLETINS 

Carolina Cowboys Win Opening Game of PBR Gambler Days 

Carolina Cowboys: 173 points 

Kansas City Outlaws: 84.75 

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AUSTIN, Texas – In the opening game of the PBR Team Series Gambler Days, the Carolina Cowboys defeated the Kansas City Outlaws with two rides. Mason Taylor (Maypearl, Texas), who came into game 5-for-12 on the season, made an explosive entrance for the Cowboys, covering Chanler’s Dream (Universal Pro Rodeo) away from his hand for 87 points. Kyler Oliver (Roy, Utah), back from a broken neck, was up first for the Kansas City Outlaws but was unable to answer for his team, bucked off by Nomad Max (Crooked Crown Bucking Bulls/Braswell Bucking Bulls) in 2.2 seconds. Up next for the Cowboys was Boudreaux Campbell (Crockett, Texas). Matched with Batter Up (Crooked Crown Bucking Bulls/Braswell Bucking Bulls), Campbell was bucked off in a hard-fought 6.98 seconds. Quick to respond, Rafael Henrique dos Santos (Sebastianopolis, Brazil), off balance but gutting out the 8, recorded the first qualified ride for the Outlaws, earning 84.75 points aboard Hell Right (D&H Cattle Company). After scoreless third and fourth frames, the last frame was a battle between two team captains and top draft picks: the Cowboys’ Daylon Swearingen (Piffard, New York) and the Outlaws’ Dalton Kasel (Muleshoe, Texas). Swearingen didn’t log a score but was awarded a re-ride, giving the Cowboys a second opportunity to win the first game of the weekend. In a must-ride situation, Kasel was unable to meet the requisite 8 aboard Mule Train (Martinez/Porter Cattle Co.) to keep the Outlaws in the game, bucked off in 6.15 seconds. With an already-secured victory and a re-ride opportunity, Swearingen dominated the last bull of the night, Harold’s Genuine Risk (M Rafter E Bucking Bulls), for 86 points. The Carolina Cowboys earned their sixth team win, 173-84.75, over the Outlaws. As PBR Gambler Days continues Saturday evening, the Carolina Cowboys (6-5) will look to continue their momentum when they play the Oklahoma Freedom (4-7), while the Kansas City Outlaws (4-7) will attempt to rebound against the Missouri Thunder (7-4). 

Oklahoma Freedom Dominate Ariat Texas Rattlers in Opening Night of PBR Team Series Gambler Days in Austin, Texas 

Oklahoma Freedom: 263.00 

Ariat Texas Rattlers: 166.50 

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AUSTIN, Texas – While the Oklahoma Freedom couldn’t find their rhythm in Music City, they came into Moody Center in Austin, Texas, with a new lineup and restored determination to put up three qualified rides and beat the Ariat Texas Rattlers by one bull. As the second game got underway, national collegiate champion Casey Roberts (Munford, Alabama) was first to leave the chutes and dominated. Siroucho (Dozier Cattle Co/Martinez Bucking Bulls) for 85.75 points. The Ariat Texas Rattlers answered in the bottom of the first with a ride by Joao Ricardo Vieria (Itatinga, Brazil) aboard Dark Hunt (Martinez Bucking Bulls) for 83.75 points, putting the Rattlers two points behind the Freedom.  In the second frame, Chase Outlaw (Hamburg, Alabama), making his PBR Team Series debut for the Oklahoma Freedom, was bucked off a hopping and skipping Draco (Blake Sharp/Koe Wetzel/Hurt/Wilson/Lee), in 3.73 seconds. Similarly, Ariat Texas Rattlers’ Cody Jesus (Window Rock, Arizona) was no match to Tijuana Two-Step (M Rafter E Bucking Bulls), bucked off in 3.99 seconds. Following the scoreless second frame, Derek Kolbaba (Walla Walla, Washington) was unable to add to the Oklahoma Freedom’s lead against Cool Whip (Julian/Staci Addison/D&H/Crooked W), bucked off in a hard-fought 3.77 seconds. At the bottom of the third frame, Ariat Texas Rattlers’ Brady Oleson (Blackfoot, Idaho) faced a familiar opponent, climbing aboard Alakazam (D&H Cattle/Buck Cattle/Tommy Julian) for the third time this year, but was dispatched in 3.60 seconds. First-round draft pick Eli Vastbinder (Statesville, North Carolina), back from injury, was able to continue the team momentum, putting the Oklahoma Freedom a full bull ahead, dominating up-and-down bucker Walking Tall (Braswell Buckers) for 83.75 points. Newly signed Daniel Keeping (Gorman, Texas) looked to make his first ride for the Ariat Texas Rattlers on Savage (Blake Sharp/Michael Floyd/High Voltage Ca, but after a big first jump was dumped in 1.64 seconds. With the Freedom looking to seal the deal, Briggs Madsen (Tremonton, Utah), who had been 0-for-6 on the PBR Team Series season, made his first qualified ride aboard Mike’s Effect (Blake Sharp/Michael Floyd/High Voltage Cattle) for 83.5 points, giving the Freedom a 263-83.75 lead.  With only one ride to go and one ride on the board, the last to leave the chute for the Rattlers was 47-year-old Ednei Caminhas (Indaiatuba, Brazil), who dominated Twisted Steel (Cooper/Scruggs Bucking Bulls) for 82.75 points. However, the ride from the 2002 PBR World Champion was not enough for his team to the Freedom, who beat the Rattlers 263-166.50. During the second slate of games for PBR Gambler Days on Saturday, August 27, the Oklahoma Freedom (4-7) will take on the Carolina Cowboys (6-5), while the Ariat Texas Rattlers (3-8) will face off against the Austin Gamblers (8-3). 

No. 2 Arizona Ridge Riders Win Shootout Against No. 3 Missouri Thunder at The PBR Team Series Gambler Days 

Arizona Ridge Riders: 340.50 

Missouri Thunder: 260.75 

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AUSTIN, Texas – In Friday night’s third game of PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Gambler Days, the Arizona Ridge outlasted the Missouri Thunder in an intense round of rides, 340.5-260.75. The slugfest between the league’s No. 2 and No. 3 teams began with qualified rides for both teams in the first three frames. Adriano Salgado (Batatais, Brazil) struck first for the Missouri Thunder after he rode Perch Trap (Blake Sharp) for 87.25 points, his fourth ride this season. Alisson De Souza (Taubate, Brazil) was quick to put the Arizona Ridge Riders on the board with an 87.25-point ride aboard the majestic white bull Game Over (Cooper/Scruggs/Bishop). The Thunder’s Cody Teel (College Station, Texas) then recorded a textbook ride on Chanler’s Mule (Universal Pro Rodeo) for 87.25 points, putting the Thunder back in the lead. The Ridge Riders’ Eduardo Aprecido (Gouvelandia, Brazil) made the 8, covering Big Pokey (Cooper/Scruggs Bucking Bulls) for 85 points to narrow the score to 174.5-171.75 in favor of Missouri. Going head-to-head, the two teams entered the third frame, where Andrew Alvidrez (Seminole, Texas), who came into the game riding at a sizzling 57%, was thrown off hard-bucking Hunter (Dozier Cattle Co/Martinez Bucking Bulls) at 5.14 seconds. With the pressure on to secure a third ride for the Ridge Riders, Sandro Batista (Pedra Petra, Brazil) put up 83.75 points against Big Bank (Universal Pro Rodeo). In the fourth frame, the Thunder’s Clayton Sellars (Fruitland Park, Florida) was then unable to get any points on the board, bucked off by Day Late (Universal Pro Rodeo) at 4.89 seconds. After a scoreless fourth and a re-ride earned by Colten Fritzlan (Rifle, Colorado), Luciano De Castro (Guzolandia, Brazil), the closer in all of the Ridge Riders’ games this season, had the opportunity to clinch. He successfully rode Try This (D&H Cattle Company) for 85 points, which held up after a challenge for a slap. That score put the Ridge Riders up 340-174.5, and the game was out of reach. As the last out of the game, down two bulls, Fritzlan rode Chiseled (Flinn/D&H Cattle Co) for 86.25 points, making the final score closer but one in which the Arizona Ridge Riders came out the dominant team, 340.5-260.75. When PBR Gambler Days continues, the Arizona Ridge Riders (7-4) will look to continue the momentum when they play the Nashville Stampede (3-8), while the Missouri Thunder (7-4) will look for their first victory of the weekend against the Kansas City Outlaws (4-7). 

Sizzling Hot Austin Gamblers Win Seventh Game in a Row, Beating Nashville Stampede on Night One of PBR Team Series Gambler Days Homestand 

Austin Gamblers: 260.75 

Nashville Stampede: 87.25 

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AUSTIN, Texas – In front of an electric home crowd in the final game of Friday night’s PBR Team Series competition, the Austin Gamblers dominated the Nashville Stampede, 260.75-87.25, for their seventh win in a row. The Gamblers (8-3) remain the No. 1 team in the 2022 PBR Team Series standings. The first matchup of the night for the Nashville Stampede was Ryan Dirteater (Hulbert, Oklahoma) and Best In Show (Glover Cattle/D&H Cattle Co.), who bucked off “The Cherokee Kid” in 3.2 seconds. Bringing in a 3-for-3 streak when leading off for the Gamblers, Texas native Ezekiel Mitchell (Rockdale, Texas), once again put his team on the scoreboard in the first frame by dominating Thor (M Rafter E Bucking Bulls) for 84.75 points. In the top of the second, Thiago Salgado (Navirai, Brazil) broke the ice for the Stampede and gave them the lead with an 87.25-point ride on Dang, Dang (Braswell Buckers). With the energy high in Moody Center, the Austin Gamblers were looking for a comeback in the bottom of the second. Lucas Divino (Nova Crixas, Brazil) blasted from the chutes aboard Mike’s Motive (Blake Sharp/High Voltage Cattle/American Spirits/Koe Wetzel) and was scored 86.25 points to secure the lead for the Gamblers, 171-87.25. Following two scoreless frames, the game’s outcome was in the hands of the top two overall picks in the PBR Team Series Draft, Kaique Pacheco (Itatiba, Brazil), the No. 2 overall pick and first for the Nashville Stampede, and the Gamblers’ No. 1 pick Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil). Pacheco needed an 84-point ride for the Stampede to take the lead, but the 2018 World Champion was no match for the rank bull Air Shift (Blake Sharp/Henry Wilson), down in 2.21 seconds. Cementing the Gamblers’ win in front of their home crowd, Leme dominated John 14:6 (Braswell Buckers) for 89.75 points, the highest-scored ride of the night and Leme’s 11^th qualified ride on the season.  As PBR Gambler Days continues Saturday evening, the host Austin Gamblers (8-3) will look to continue their momentum when they play the Ariat Texas Rattlers (3-8), while the Nashville Stampede (3-8) will attempt to rebound against the Arizona Ridge Riders (7-4).