Led by Macaulie Leather’s 93.35-point ride, the Missouri Thunder beat another top team to take over No. 1 spot in PBR Teams standings

09.11.26 - Teams

Led by Macaulie Leather’s 93.35-point ride, the Missouri Thunder beat another top team to take over No. 1 spot in PBR Teams standings

Nashville Stampede also win in Anaheim and are tied with Missouri with league-best 12-6 record.

By Taylor Riemersma

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Winning their ninth game in a 10-game span, the Missouri Thunder (12-6) overtook the Nashville Stampede (12-6) for the top spot in the PBR Teams standings as both teams were victorious in Honda Center Friday in the opening day of PBR Teams: Anaheim.

Missouri’s 272.65-89.5 victory over the Carolina Cowboys (11-7) helped spring the Thunder to the top of the standings, holding the tiebreaker in points and defeating a top opponent. Missouri’s Paulo Eduardo Rossetto (Colorado, Brazil) scored first with 90.75 points on Fury in the opening out of the game, extending his ride streak to 11 straight games, the second-longest active ride streak in the league. Carolina’s Thiago Salgado (Naviraí, Brazil) responded in the bottom of the frame with 89.5 points on King Cobra, the Cowboys’ lone score of the evening.

Macaulie Leather (Calliope, Queensland, Australia) scored a monstrous 93.35-point ride on King Tut for Missouri in the fourth, marking the highest-marked ride of the PBR Teams season. Leather’s ride was his fourth 90-point ride of the season and highest-scored ride of his career at the premier level. Ednélio Rodrigues (Cacoal, Brazil) bested Dirty Honeyfor 88.55 points after subbing into the game on a re-ride opportunity for the final ride of the game.

Nashville outrode the Arizona Ridge Riders (9-9) three bulls to one in a 265.95-88.2 performance to remain tied for the best record in the league alongside Missouri. Alan de Souza (Tremembé, São Paulo, Brazil) opened the game for Nashville with 89.7 points on Frankenstomp. Gustavo Luiz da Silva (Inocência, Brazil) added 88.3 points to the lead on Steppin’ Out in the top of the third before Everton Natan da Silva (Viradouro, São Paulo, Brazil) put Arizona on the board with 88.2 points on Money Hustler in the bottom of the frame. The Stampede’s Rogério Venâncio (Paranaita, Brazil) earned the final ride of the game in the fourth with an 87.95-point performance on Tecovas Triple Aught.

The Austin Gamblers (9-9) defeated the New York Mavericks (4-14) 263.3-172.25 for their second straight win. Riding in the No. 2 slot, Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil), a three-time PBR World Champion, two-time PBR Teams MVP, 2024 PBR Teams Champion, and current MVP Race leader extended his record-setting consecutive ride streak to 13 games, besting Young Buck for 86.8 points Friday night. Kaique Pacheco (Itatiba, São Paulo, Brazil), the 2018 PBR World Champion, scored 88.3 points on Yo Mamma in the third frame for Austin before Dalton Kasel (Muleshoe, Texas) rode Big Red for 88.2 points in the fifth to accentuate Austin’s victory.

New York’s pair of rides came from Leonardo Castro (Cassilandia, Brazil) riding No Socks for 86.4 points and Bob Mitchell (Steeleville, Mo.) with 85.85 points on Big Foot after being cleared to return from the injured reserve ahead of the event.

Following a perfect 3-0 weekend in Missouri, the Texas Rattlers (11-7) moved to third in the standings with a 261.8-175.35 win over the Kansas City Outlaws (6-12). Texas struck first with an 88.75-point ride by Brady Fielder (Clermont, Queensland, Australia) on Texas Slim. Daniel Keeping (Montague, Texas) followed Fielder’s ride with 87.7 points on Oreo Blast in the second. The Rattler’s scoring was rounded out by 42-year-old João Ricardo Vieira (Itatinga, São Paulo, Brazil) with an 85.35-point ride on BRUNT Haymaker in the fifth.

Kansas City’s Sandro Batista (Pedra Preta, Brazil) scored 87.7 points on Take Down in the second to put the Outlaws on the board. Heitor Santos Ferreira (Goiatuba, Brazil) rode 87.65 points on Bowser after subbing into the game for a re-ride opportunity and earning another re-ride.

The Florida Freedom (8-10) defeated the Oklahoma Wildcatters (8-10) 173.3-85.65, capitalizing on a pair of early rides despite again being without the reigning PBR World Champion. Austin Richardson (Dallas, Texas) scored first for Florida with 87.4 points on Crypto in the top of the first and Alex Cerqueira (Iguatemi, Brazil) followed up with 85.9 points on Bam Bam in the second. With the game already decided, Oklahoma’s Eduardo Matos (Emilianópolis, São Paulo, Brazil) scored 85.65 points on Pop My Collar in the fifth.

Florida is now 10-0 all time at the Honda Center.

The second day of PBR Teams: Anaheim at Honda Center resumes Saturday, Sept. 12 at 6:45 p.m. PT. All five games on Saturday will be carried live at 7 p.m. PT on Paramount+. Tickets are available to purchase at ticketmaster.com and PBR.com

Game 1 – Anaheim, Calif. — Sept. 11, 2026
Team                                       1                      2                      3                                                4                      5                     
Florida Freedom                     87.4                 85.9                 0                                                0/0(RR)           0                      173.3
Oklahoma Wildcatters            0                      0                      0                                                0                      85.65               85.65
 
Florida Freedom 2-for-5 | 173.3 pts
Austin Richardson 87.4 (Crypto); Alex Cerqueira 85.9 (Bam Bam); João Lucas Campos BO Cross Town Train (3.38); Bruno Carvalho BO Bad Boy (0.10), RR taken, BO Tigger (3.78); Caynyon Jolly BO OptiWize Mercy (2.96)
 
Oklahoma Wildcatters 1-for-5 | 85.65 pts
Kase Hitt BO Buckwheat (3.43); Brock Poulin BO Switchblade (1.99); Kaiden Loud BO Shotty (1.50); Marcelo Procopio Pereira BO Hard Candy (3.61); Eduardo Matos 85.65 (Pop My Collar)
 
Game 2 – Anaheim, Calif. — Sept. 11, 2026
Team                                       1                      2                      3                                                4                      5                     
Missouri Thunder                   90.75               0                      0                                                93.35               0/88.55(RR)    272.65
Carolina Cowboys                  89.5                 0                      0                                                0                      0                                                                      89.5
 
Missouri Thunder 3-for-5 | 272.65 pts
Paulo Eduardo Rossetto 90.75 (Fury); Felipe Furlan BO Uncles Brother (5.36); Julio Cesar Marques BO Big Foot (1.14); Macaulie Leather 93.35 (King Tut); Maverick Smith BO Reserve Not Met (4.46), RR taken, Ednélio Rodrigues subbed in, 88.55 (Dirty Honey)
 
Carolina Cowboys 1-for-5 | 89.5 pts
Thiago Salgado 89.5 (King Cobra); Guilherme Valleiras BO Chili Mango (4.97); Ezekiel Mitchell BO The Paint (3.86); Jess Lockwood BO Mr. Fahrenheit (3.51); Keyshawn Whitehorse BO Flossin (3.63)
 
Game 3 – Anaheim, Calif. — Sept. 11, 2026
Team                                       1                      2                      3                            4                      5                                               
Kansas City Outlaws              0                      87.7                 0/0/87.65(RR)       0                      0                                                175.35
Texas Rattlers                         88.75               87.7                 0                             0                  85.35                                                261.8              
 
Kansas City Outlaws 2-for-5 | 175.35 pts
Koltin Hevalow BO Me More Cowboy (3.65); Sandro Batista 87.7 (Take Down); Eric Henrique Domingos BO Swingin Solo (5.87), RR taken, Heitor Santos Ferreira BO Sucker Pop (3.30), RR taken, 87.65 (Bowser); Natanael Serra Aires BO Blister (3.07); Cassio Dias BO Lieutenant Dan (4.53)
 
Texas Rattlers 3-for-5 | 261.8 pts
Brady Fielder 88.75 (Texas Slim); Daniel Keeping 87.7 (Oreo Blast); Dawson Branton BO OptiWize Rescue Story (7.96); Jean Carlos Teodoro BO Wicked Solo (6.90); João Ricardo Vieira 85.35 (BRUNT Haymaker)
 
Game 4 – Anaheim, Calif. — Sept. 11, 2026
Team                                       1                      2                      3                                                4                      5                     
New York Mavericks              0                      86.4                 85.85                                         0/0(RR)           0                      172.25
Austin Gamblers                     0                      86.8                 88.3                                           0                      88.2                 263.3
 
New York Mavericks 2-for-5 | 172.25 pts
Mauricio Gulla Moreira BO Andy Frisella's Screaming Freedom (7.53); Leonardo Castro 86.4 (No Socks); Bob Mitchell 85.85 (Big Foot); João Henrique Lucas NS (Ratchet Strap), RR taken, Afonso Quintino subbed in, BO Flyin’ Solo (3.74); Marco Rizzo BO Cold Creek (3.21)
 
Austin Gamblers 3-for-5 | 263.3 pts
Sage Steele Kimzey BO In A Tizzy (7.96); Jose Vitor Leme 86.8 (Young Buck); Kaique Pacheco 88.3 (Yo Mamma); Andrew Alvidrez BO Ghost Face (5.65); Dalton Kasel 88.2 (Big Red)
 
Game 5 – Anaheim, Calif. — Sept. 11, 2026
Team                                       1                      2                      3                                                     4                      5                     
Nashville Stampede                89.7                 0                      88.3                                                87.95               0                      265.95
Arizona Ridge Riders             0                      0                      88.2                                                0                      0                      88.2
 
Nashville Stampede 3-for-5 | 265.95 pts
Alan de Souza 89.7 (Frankenstomp); Daniel Feitosa BO Andy Frisella's Cupcake (2.51); Gustavo Luiz da Silva 88.3 (Steppin' Out); Rogério Venâncio 87.95 (Tecovas Triple Aught); Riquelmi Silva BO War Cry (4.30)
 
Arizona Ridge Riders 1-for-5 | 88.2 pts
Luciano De Castro BO Player (6.39); Eduardo Aparecido BO Ridin Dirty (5.80); Everton Natan da Silva 88.2 (Money Hustler); Elizmar Jeremias BO Walk The Line (4.08); Murilo Henrique de Oliveira BO Pildora (3.91)
 
PBR Teams Season Standings:
Here are the current Teams standings for the regular season after the first day of competition in Anaheim, Calif.:
 
Rank
Team
Record
Points
1.
Missouri Thunder
12-6
3,809.9
2.
Nashville Stampede
12-6
3,803.75
3.
Texas Rattlers
11-7
3,191.15
4.
Carolina Cowboys
11-7
2,739.55
5.
Austin Gamblers
9-9
3,655.85
6.
Arizona Ridge Riders
9-9
3,244.4
7.
Florida Freedom
8-10
2,575.05
8.
Oklahoma Wildcatters
8-10
2,298.6
9.
Kansas City Outlaws
6-12
2,814.5
10.
New York Mavericks
4-14
2,707.45
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