Going a perfect 2-0 in gameplay in Oklahoma City, Carolina Cowboys are No. 1 in the league following PBR Wildcatters Days, presented by Travel Oklahoma, followed by the No. 2 Arizona Ridge Riders and No. 3 Kansas City Outlaws, who are also undefeated at 2-0
OKLAHOMA CITY – Capping an opening weekend in which several PBR Teams records were shattered, the Oklahoma Wildcatters concluded their inaugural PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Camping World Team Series homestand and highly anticipated debut of head coach J.B. Mauney with a crucial victory, defeating the scoreless Austin Gamblers 155.75-0 to improve to 2-1 in game play.
The expansion team making their debut inside Paycom Center in Oklahoma City is now ranked No. 4 in the league.
After both teams were shut out in the first two frames, the Wildcatters took the lead in the third via a score from Cort McFadden, who was a perfect 3-for-3 on the weekend, and never looked back. While they clinched the game win early when Austin’s closer Jose Vitor Leme was bucked off, their ebullient rookie Clay Guiton augmented the win with a mammoth ride on Boujee Boy for fans to remember.
The Wildcatters, who beat the reigning PBR Teams Champion Texas Rattlers on opening night before falling to the Arizona Ridge Riders on Saturday, improved to 2-1 in gameplay. They are now ranked No. 4 in the league.
Austin left the Sooner State 0-2 and are No. 9 in the early PBR Teams standings.
Less than 24 hours after their record-setting 5-for-5 game producing 448 points, the most in a game by a team in league history, the Carolina Cowboys continued to ride in championship-contending form, defeating the New York Mavericks 161.25-82.5 to improve to 2-0 in 2024 and claim the No. 1 rank in the league.
After Cooper Davis delivered the game-high score in the top of the first, Sage Steele Kimzey knocked down what would prove to be the game-winning score in the top of the fifth.
While the New York Mavericks, the other expansion team making their league debut, concluded competition in Oklahoma City 0-3, ranked No. 10 in the league, Davi Henrique da Liva recorded the team’s first-ever qualified ride during their loss to Carolina, covering Rowdy for 82.5 points.
The Florida Freedom earned the team’s first win of 2024 on Sunday afternoon, knocking off the 2022 PBR Teams Champion Nashville Stampede 173.75-87.25.
After Elizmar Jeremias delivered the first score for Florida, John Crimber, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 PBR Teams New Rider Draft, clinched the victory for the team with a crucial 88-point ride on Stryker in the top of the fifth. Florida is now 1-1 in 2024, ranked No. 5 in the league.
Nashville, which was prevented from suffering a shutout loss compliments of a bottom-of-the-fifth ride from three-time PBR World Champion Silvano Alves, left Oklahoma City with a 1-2 record, now ranked No. 7 in the league.
The final night of PBR’s Wildcatters Days, presented by Travel Oklahoma, began with the first iteration of the 2024 Show-Me Showdown as the Kansas City Outlaws played the Missouri Thunder.
Compliments of early scores from Koltin Hevalow and Sandro Batista in the opening two frames and a key fourth-frame ride from Brennon Eldred, the Outlaws emerged as the top team in Missouri, beating the Thunder by 81.75 points, 260.25-172.5. The Outlaws improved to 2-0 in 2024, now ranked No. 3 in the league, while the Thunder are now 1-2, sitting at No. 8.
In the Shootout Round to conclude the event, Jeremias delivered for Florida as the lone competitor to convert. His winning ride was an 88.25-point score on Mike’s Motive.
Merit Street Media broadcast all three days of action from PBR Wildcatters Days, presented by Travel Oklahoma. Viewers can watch on the Merit+ app or go to https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/channel-finder to find the Merit Street Media cable channel in their area. On-demand replays of all the PBR Teams action will be available the following day on the Merit+ app. RidePass on Pluto TV will also air Teams replays five days later.
The PBR Camping World Team Series will next travel to Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia, for the first of two neutral-site events during the 2024 season. The event will begin on Friday, July 26, at 7:45 p.m. EDT, Saturday, July 27, at 7:45 p.m. EDT and Sunday, July 28, at 2:45 p.m. EDT.
The game matchups for the opening night of competition in Duluth on July 26 are:
Texas Rattlers vs. Florida Freedom
Nashville Stampede vs. Kansas City Outlaws
New York Mavericks vs. Austin Gamblers
Carolina Cowboys vs. Arizona Ridge Riders
Note: The Missouri Thunder and Oklahoma Wildcatters will have byes on the first night of competition in Duluth.
OKLAHOMA CITY TEAM STANDINGS – JULY 14:
Here are the Team standings for the third day of competition for the Camping World Team Series’ PBR Wildcatters Days, presented by Travel Oklahoma, from Oklahoma City:
* Note: The Arizona Ridge Riders and Texas Rattlers had byes on July 14.
PBR TEAMS SEASON STANDINGS:
Here are the current Team standings for the regular season after the third day of competition for PBR Wildcatters Days, presented by Travel Oklahoma, in Oklahoma City:
About the Oklahoma Wildcatters:
Oklahoma Wildcatters, owned by FJS Ventures and based at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, is led by Talor Gooch, a 10-season professional golfer and the 2023 LIV Golf Player of The Year, alongside Preston Lyon. Preston serves as the CEO/President of Lyon Sports Group, bringing several years of experience and a new vision of athlete representation. Gooch, born in Midwest City, Oklahoma, and a graduate of Oklahoma State, is actively involved in philanthropy through the Talor Gooch Foundation, uplifting and empowering children in Oklahoma. Lyon, beyond sports representation, engages in strategic investments, viewing his clients as more than just athletes. Lyon was born in Gastonia, NC, and now resides with his family in Charlotte, NC. Both passionate about PBR, they have chosen the Oklahoma Wildcatters as their inaugural business venture in their new partnership portfolio.
About the PBR Camping World Team Series:
The PBR Camping World Team Series is an elite league featuring the world’s top bull riders competing on teams in five-on-five games leading to a Team Championship at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. During the 2024 season, the league’s third, each of the 10 teams – Austin Gamblers of Austin, TX; Arizona Ridge Riders of Glendale, AZ; Carolina Cowboys of Greensboro, NC; Florida Freedom of Sunrise, FL; Kansas City Outlaws of Kansas City, MO; Nashville Stampede of Nashville, TN; New York Mavericks of Brooklyn, NY; OK; Oklahoma Wildcatters of Oklahoma City, OK; Missouri Thunder of Springfield, MO; and Texas Rattlers of Fort Worth, TX– will host a homestand. Neutral-site games in Anaheim, CA and Duluth, GA are planned as well.
PBR Teams, launched in July 2022, builds on the existing structure of professional bull riding with the same basic rules for judging and scoring qualified 8-second bull rides. In events staged in a tournament-style format, all teams compete in head-to-head matchups against a different opponent each day. Each game features five riders per team squaring off against another team. Full team rosters are comprised of seven riders on the Protected Roster and five Reserve riders. The team with the highest aggregate score of qualified rides among its riders is declared the winner of each game. All PBR Teams events are carried on either the CBS Television Network, streaming live on Paramount+, or Merit Street Media.
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