09.06.26 - Teams
Nashville Stampede, Missouri Thunder and Carolina Cowboys share league-best 11-6 record at season’s halfway point.
By Taylor Riemersma
RIDGEDALE, Mo. – Powered by Jose Vitor Leme’s record-setting 12th consecutive ride, the Austin Gamblers (8-9) spoiled the Missouri Thunder’s (11-6) chance of a perfect weekend at home during Bass Pro Shops PBR Thunder Days presented by DoorDash at Thunder Ridge Nature Arena Sunday evening in the event finale.
Austin’s thrilling 261.5-256.6 win over the No. 2 Thunder featured six hard fought rides. In the game’s first out, Austin’s Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil), three-time PBR World Champion, two-time Teams league MVP, and 2024 PBR Teams Champion, extended his ride streak to 12 games, a PBR Teams league record, with an 87.9-point performance on Getcha Some. Sage Steele Kimzey (Strong City, Okla.) followed up with 87.8 points on Go Blue. With the Gamblers down a bull in the fourth, Vinicius Pinheiro Correa (Aimores, Brazil) scored 85.8 points on All Magic to put Austin ahead, eventually for the win.
Leme also became the only rider in PBR Teams history to record four consecutive perfect 3-for-3 events.
Missouri opened the game 3-for-3 as Paulo Eduardo Rossetto (Colorado, Brazil) rode Stryker for 83.85 points, extending his ride streak to 10 games. Felipe Furlan (Sales Oliveira, São Paulo, Brazil) backed up the ride with 89.2 points on There’s Your Sign in the second before Julio Cesar Marques (Tatuí, São Paulo, Brazil) bested XIT Knock Out for 83.55 points.
The Arizona Ridge Riders (9-8) only needed one ride to defeat the Kansas City Outlaws (6-11) 86.75-0, snapping a four-game losing streak and going a game above .500. Arizona’s Everton Natan da Silva (Viradouro, São Paulo, Brazil) rode What a Day in the third in a game dominated by the bovine athletes.
The New York Mavericks (4-13) bested the Florida Freedom (7-10) 172.05-89.25 for their fourth win of the season and third in the past five games. Florida’s Austin Richardson (Dallas, Texas) started the game with an 89.25-point ride on Max Bet while New York’s João Henrique Lucas (Bastos, São Paulo, Brazil) responded with 85.55 points on Margin of Error, who he has solved in all three career attempts. Leonardo Castro (Cassilandia, Brazil) won the game for New York with an 86.5-point ride on Irish Car Bomb in the third, the final qualified ride of the game.
In the longest game in PBR Teams history due to two weather delays, the Oklahoma Wildcatters (8-9) prevailed over the Carolina Cowboys (11-6) by a hair, 177.65-177.4 to complete a perfect 3-0 weekend in Ridgedale. Carolina started the game with rides in the first two frames as Thiago Salgado (Naviraí, Brazil) bested Cowboy Playboy for 89.5 points followed by an 87.9-point ride by Guilherme Valleiras (Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil) on Milestone. Oklahoma’s Kaiden Loud (Kaufman, Texas) put the Wildcatters on the board in the third with 88.75 points on El Chapo. Eduardo Matos (Emilianópolis, São Paulo, Brazil) rode The Heat for 88.9 points in the top of the fifth to put Oklahoma ahead for good by a quarter of a point.
In another narrow finish, the Texas Rattlers (10-7) defeated the No. 1 Nashville Stampede (11-6) 177.65-177.2 to go 3-0 on the weekend. Brady Fielder (Clermont, Queensland, Australia) struck first for Texas with 89.2 points on Snapoutbefore Nashville’s Daniel Feitosa (Guaraci, Brazil) responded in the second with 87.6 points on Alabama Slammer, declining the re-ride option. 42-year-old João Ricardo Vieira (Itatinga, São Paulo, Brazil) rode UB Smooth in the final out for Texas which ultimately proved the game-winning ride. To close the game, Nashville’s Gustavo Luiz da Silva(Inocência, Brazil) entered a must-ride situation, needing 90.1 points on Scrappy for the walk off win. He rode for the full eight but his score of 89.6 points fell .45-point shy of the comeback win.
Wicked Intentions was the high-marked bull for the second event in a row, recording 46.25 points when he bucked off Vinicius Rodrigues Pereira in 1.75 seconds on Sunday afternoon in the second game of the day.
PBR Teams will resume action at PBR Teams: Anaheim, the second neutral-site event of the season, at Honda Center, Sept. 11-13 in Anaheim, Calif. Tickets are available to purchase at ticketmaster.com and PBR.com
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Rank
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Team
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Record
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Points
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Weekend Record
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1.
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Nashville Stampede
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11-6
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3,537.8
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1-2
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2.
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Missouri Thunder
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11-6
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3,537.25
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2-1
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3.
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Carolina Cowboys
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11-6
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2,650.05
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2-1
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4.
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Texas Rattlers
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10-7
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2,929.35
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3-0
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5.
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Arizona Ridge Riders
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9-8
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3,156.2
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1-2
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6.
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Austin Gamblers
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8-9
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3,392.55
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2-1
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7.
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Oklahoma Wildcatters
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8-9
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2,212.95
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3-0
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8.
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Florida Freedom
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7-10
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2,401.75
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0-3
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9.
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Kansas City Outlaws
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6-11
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2,639.15
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0-3
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10.
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New York Mavericks
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4-13
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2,535.3
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1-2
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