Austin Gamblers win sixth straight game to stop Arizona Ridge Riders’ streak at nine; Arizona still leads 2025 PBR Camping World Team Series standings
Nashville Stampede earn second-straight walk-off win with another Cody Jesus bottom of the fifth ride to close out Stampede Days.
By Taylor Riemersma
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In a battle of PBR Teams top two teams, the red-hot Austin Gamblers (8-3) rose to the occasion on Sunday afternoon in Nashville and earned their sixth straight win by knocking off the Arizona Ridge Riders (342 – 166.75), ending Arizona’s nine-game win streak, one short of the league record. Despite Arizona’s early back-to-back rides by Everton Natan da Silva and Eduardo Aparecido, the Gamblers rattled off four consecutive rides for the victory, starting with Andrei Scoparo’s ride atop Pac Man for 81.25 points. Austin took the lead with rides by Vinicius Pinheiro Correa (86 points) and Dalton Kasel (87.75). Dener Barbosa rode his re-ride attempt on Lights Out for the near-perfect outing for the Gamblers. The Ridge Riders (9-2) still lead the PBR Camping World Team Series standings after four events.
The Nashville Stampede (4-7) earned its second dramatic walk-off win in as many days to close out its homestand with a 255.25-247.75 outing against the Missouri Thunder who fell to 5-6. Nashville’s early lead with rides by Alan de Souza on Fire Kat and Austin Richardson on NashVegas was wiped away with three straight rides by the Thunder, setting it all on the shoulders of Cody Jesus. Just as he did Saturday night, Jesus rose to the occasion and rode Ugly This for 88 points to clinch the victory.
Entering the matchup last in the standings, the Oklahoma Wildcatters pulled off a huge upset against the Texas Rattlers 175.75-89 to improve to 2-9. Texas fell to 7-4 with the loss. Josh Frost earned his third ride on the season atop 38 Special for Oklahoma’s early lead. Cort McFadden sealed the deal with a 90-point ride on Doze You Down, tying his second-highest career score; McFadden’s 46.5 rider score was a substantial three points above his bull counterpart. The win snapped Oklahoma’s five-game losing streak.
For the second time on the weekend, the New York Mavericks (3-8) earned a narrow-upset win, this time over the Kansas City Outlaws (6-5) 260.5-259.5. After Bob Mitchell put up 87 points on Ridin’ Salty, Leonardo Castro recorded a game-high 89.5 points. Trailing the Outlaws in the bottom of the fifth, the Mavericks Marco Rizzo outlasted Hoobastank for 84.25 points for the walk-off victory, Rizzo’s first career walk-off ride.
The Florida Freedom (7-4) clinched its sixth victory of the season 260.75-172.25 over the Carolina Cowboys inside Bridgestone Arena on Sunday. Alex Cerqueira was the initial rider to last eight, however, a re-ride was taken by Elzimar Jeremias later for 88.5 points on Mike’s Motive. Jeferson Silva rode Red Hot for 85 points while John Crimber closed out the game in the top of the fifth frame on Smokey for 87.25 points.
The PBR Camping World Team Series resumes action in Austin, Texas Aug. 22-24 with Gambler Days presented by Tecovas. Competition Friday begins at 7:45 p.m. CT Aug. 22; Saturday, Aug. 23 at 6:45 p.m. CT; and 1:45 p.m. CT Sunday afternoon. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com, PBR.com, at the Moody Center Box Office, or by calling PBR customer service at (800) 732-1727.
The game matchups for the opening night of competition in Austin on Aug. 22 are:
Oklahoma Wildcatters vs. Arizona Ridge Riders
Missouri Thunder vs. New York Mavericks
Kansas City Outlaws vs. Carolina Cowboys
Texas Rattlers vs. Nashville Stampede
Florida Freedom vs. Austin Gamblers
Game 11 — Nashville, Tenn. — August 17, 2025
Bottom-Seeded Oklahoma Wildcatters Upset Texas Rattlers 175.75-89 in Nashville, Tennessee as Cort McFadden’s 90-Point Ride Closes Out the Battle
Team
1
2
3
4
5
F
Oklahoma Wildcatters
0
85.75
0
0
90
175.75
Texas Rattlers
0
0
0
0
89
89
*Denotes a RR attempt.
^Denotes a declined RR.
OUTS
Oklahoma Wildcatters — Wingson Henrique da Silva rode Hunting Trip for 87.25 points Rattlers’ Head Coach Cody Lambert challenged a touch, ruled a touch; Josh Frost rode 38 Special for 85.75 points; Guiliherme Valleiras bucked off Gravedigger in 5.98 seconds; Kyler Oliver bucked off Hard Candy in 1.91 seconds; Cort McFadden rode Doze You Down for 90 points
Texas Rattlers — Brady Fielder bucked off Peanut in 5.57 seconds, Head Coach Cody Lambert challenged, ruled no ride; Daniel Keeping bucked off Walk Hard in 4.51 seconds; Claudio Montanha Jr. rode High Caliber, Wildcatters’ Head Coach J.B. Mauney challenged an early buck off, ruled a no ride; Marcelo Procopio Pereira bucked off Pneu-Dart’s Chief Wahoo in 3.80 seconds; Ezekiel Mitchell rode Rockville for 89 points
Oklahoma Wildcatters
2-for-5 (175.75 points)
Challenges: Claudio Montanha Jr. rode High Caliber, Wildcatters’ Head Coach J.B. Mauney challenged an early buck off, ruled a no ride
Texas Rattlers
1-for-5 (89 points)
Challenges: Wingson Henrique da Silva rode Hunting Trip for 87.25 points Rattlers’ Head Coach Cody Lambert challenged a touch, ruled a touch; Brady Fielder bucked off Peanut in 5.57 seconds, Head Coach Cody Lambert challenged, ruled no ride
High Score: Cort McFadden 90 on Doze You Down
Game 12 — Nashville, Tenn. — August 17, 2025
Austin Gamblers Snap Arizona Ridge Riders Nine-Game Win Streak, Extend Team’s League Leading Six-Game Win Streak as they Head Toward Gambler Days in Austin
Team
1
2
3
4
5
F
Austin Gamblers
0
81.25
0/87*
86
87.75
342
Arizona Ridge Riders
89.25
77.5^
0
0
0
166.75
*Denotes a RR attempt.
^Denotes a declined RR.
OUTS
Austin Gamblers — Sage Steele Kimzey bucked off Good Riddance in 2.49 seconds; Andrei Scoparo rode Pac Man for 81.25 points, Ridge Riders’ Head Coach Colby Yates challenged an early buck off, ruled a qualified ride; Dener Barbosa bucked off Flossin in 6.77 seconds, re-ride awarded and taken; Vinicius Pinheiro Correa rode Say When for 86 points; Dalton Kasel rode Baldy for 87.75 points; Dener Barbosa rode Lights Out for 87 points (Re-Ride)
Arizona Ridge Riders — Everton Natan da Silva rode Bex Red Eye for 89.25 points; Eduardo Aparecido rode Bad Intentions for 77.5 points, re-ride awarded and declined; Elzisclay dos Santos bucked off Coal Train in 4.05 seconds; Luciano De Castro bucked off What’s Poppin in 5.96 seconds; Keyshawn Whitehorse vs DirtyBru in 3.59 seconds
Austin Gamblers
4-for-5 (342 points)
Re-Rides: Dener Barbosa bucked off Flossin in 6.77 seconds, re-ride awarded and taken; Dener Barbosa rode Lights Out for 87 points (Re-Ride)
Challenges:
Arizona Ridge Riders
2-for-5 (166.75 points)
Re-Rides: Eduardo Aparecido rode Bad Intentions for 77.5 points, re-ride awarded and declined
Challenges: Andrei Scoparo rode Pac Man for 81.25 points, Ridge Riders’ Head Coach Colby Yates challenged an early buck off, ruled a qualified ride
High Score: Everton Natan da Silva 89.25 on Bex Red Eye
Game 13 — Nashville, Tenn. — August 17, 2025
New York Mavericks Edge Kansas City Outlaws 260.5-259.5 for Second Final Day Upset at Stampede Days in Nashville, Tennessee
Team
1
2
3
4
5
F
Kansas City Outlaws
0
84.5
88.5
0
86.5
259.5
New York Mavericks
87
0
89.5
0
84.25
260.5
*Denotes a RR attempt.
^Denotes a declined RR.
OUTS
Kansas City Outlaws — Koltin Hevalow bucked off Old Testament in 7.61 seconds; Sandro Batista rode Project X for 84.5 points; Heitor Santos Ferreira rode Magic Hunter for 88.5 points; Eric Henrique Domingos bucked off Eyes On Me in 4.21 seconds; Julio Cesar Marques rode Bueno for 86.5 points
New York Mavericks — Bob Mitchell rode Ridin’ Salty for 87 points; Mauricio Gulla Moreira bucked off Mighty Mouse in 3.38 seconds; Leonardo Castro rode Boot Barn’s Tyrone for 89.5 points; Caden Bunch bucked off Hard Eight in 3.96 seconds; Marco Rizzo rode Hoobastank for 84.25 points, Outlaws’ Head Coach J.W. Hart challenged an early buck off, ruled a qualified ride
Kansas City Outlaws
3-for-5 (259.5 points)
Challenges: Marco Rizzo rode Hoobastank for 84.25 points, Outlaws’ Head Coach J.W. Hart challenged an early buck off, ruled a qualified ride
New York Mavericks
3-for-5 (260.5 points)
High Score: Leonardo Castro 89.5 on Boot Barn’s Tyrone
Game 14 — Nashville, Tenn. — August 17, 2025
Florida Freedom Ride Three Bulls to Defeat Carolina Cowboys 260.75-172.25 at Stampede Days in Nashville, Tennessee
Team
1
2
3
4
5
F
Florida Freedom
0
77/88.5*
85
0
87.25
260.75
Carolina Cowboys
0
0
86.25
0
86
172.25
*Denotes a RR attempt.
^Denotes a declined RR.
OUTS
Florida Freedom — Thiago Salgado bucked off Mo Money in 5.23 seconds; Alex Cerqueira rode War Paint for 77 points, re-ride awarded and taken; Jeferson Silva rode Red Hot for 85 points; Yan Victor Cunha bucked off Chicken In Black in 5.23 seconds; Elzimar Jeremias rode Mike’s Motive for 88.5 points (Re-Ride); John Crimber rode Smokey for 87.25 points
Carolina Cowboys — Cooper Davis bucked off Midnight Blues in 3.13 seconds; Murilo Henrique bucked off Oliveira vs Fire Zone in 3.20 seconds; Clay Guiton rode Washita Red for 86.25 points; Jess Lockwood bucked off Boot Barn’s Sandman in 6.80 seconds; Daylon Swearingen rode Hoka Hey for 86 points, Freedom Head Coach Paulo Crimber challenged a touch, ruled qualified ride
Florida Freedom
3-for-5 (260.75 points)
Re-Rides: Alex Cerqueira rode War Paint for 77 points, re-ride awarded and taken; Elzimar Jeremias rode Mike’s Motive for 88.5 points (Re-Ride)
Challenges: Daylon Swearingen rode Hoka Hey for 86 points, Freedom Head Coach Paulo Crimber challenged a touch, ruled qualified ride
Carolina Cowboys
2-for-5 (172.25 points)
High Score: Elzimar Jeremias 88.5 on Mike’s Motive
Game 15 — Nashville, Tenn. — August 17, 2025
Nashville Stampede Take Second Straight Walk-Off Win on Ride by Cody Jesus, Defeating Thunder 255.25-247.75 at Homestand
Team
1
2
3
4
5
F
Missouri Thunder
0
81.5
86.5
79.75
0
247.75
Nashville Stampede
83.5
83.75
0
0
88
255.25
*Denotes a RR attempt.
^Denotes a declined RR.
OUTS
Missouri Thunder — Paulo Eduardo Rossetto bucked off Smack Ya in 6.11 seconds; Maverick Smith bucked off Fire Kat in 7.95 seconds, call reviewed and ruled a qualified ride for 81.5 points; Andrew Alvidrez rode Gone Rogue for 86.5 points; Miguel de Jesus rode Stryker for 79.75 points; Boudreaux Campbell vs Josey Wales in 5.13 seconds
Nashville Stampede — Alan de Souza rode Let Him Fly for 83.5 points; Austin Richardson rode NashVegas for 83.75 points; Pablo Soares bucked off Slignin’ It in 2.20 seconds; Damiao Soares bucked off Landman in 3.43 seconds; Cody Jesus rode Ugly This for 88 points, Thunder Head Coaches Luke Snyder/Ross Coleman challenged a touch, ruled a qualified ride
Missouri Thunder
3-for-5 (247.75 points)
Challenges: Cody Jesus rode Ugly This for 88 points, Thunder Head Coaches Luke Snyder/Ross Coleman6 challenged a touch, ruled a qualified ride
Nashville Stampede
3-for-5 (255.25 points)
High Score: Cody Jesus 88 on Ugly This
High Marked Bull of the Day: Game 11 – Hard Candy 44.75 points, Bucked off Kyler Oliver
PBR Teams Season Standings:
Here are the current Team standings for the regular season after the second day of competition for the PBR Camping World Team Series in Sunrise, Florida:
