A Night of Game-Changers for PBR Teams in Midwest

Night one of PBR's teams were on fire in the Midwest last night making significant changes to the scoreboard.

Isabelle Brown | Sep 16, 2023

A Night of Game-Changers for PBR Teams in Midwest /

Friday Night Lights took a little different meaning in Ridgedale, Missouri last night as the PBR teams kicked off the weekend beginning Thunder Days. It was a night filled with 8-second rides, reached goals, and new beginnings.

Starting the night with an absolute nail-biter the Arizona Ridge Riders versus the Austin Gamblers were unquestionably on their "A Game".

They went head-in-head on all five rides, but the Ridge Riders pushed ahead of the league leaders giving the Gamblers their first loss for the weekend.

Oklahoma Freedom and the Carolina Cowboys were having a little bit of tough luck last night but were both able to get one clean ride each. Oklahoma's rider, Caden Bunch, kept his fire rolling from last weekend getting another clean 8-seconds on Neon Moon for an 87.75 just barely pushing past Carolina.

Round 3 contained the Nashville Stampede and the Texas Rattlers going back and forth with clean rides. Texas started out hot with Joao Ricardo Vieira ending his six-buck-off streak with Skinny Kenny earning a 74.50. Following Vieira, Brady Fielder threw a top-notch ride on Flashbang for an 86.75. Dener Barbosa was able to get his Stampede on the board with a beautiful ride on Sergeant Matt for an 84.75.

An overall favorite, Silvano Alves ended the Nashville Stampede's night with an 86.50 on Kevin. Daniel Keeping wrapped up the night for the Texas Rattlers ending a ride on Black Ice for an 87.00 point ride.

Kansas City Outlaws and the Missouri Thunder brought an edge-sitting ending to the night staying tied. Wingson Henrique Da Silva for the Kansas City Outlaws started their night with an 87-point ride, ironically on Outlaw. Missouri Thunder wasn't going to let the Outlaws get too far ahead from the start, so Joao Lucas Campos took a ride on Hou's Magic tying both teams at 87 points.

Cassio Dias had a little tough luck on Jag Metals Hard Way but enough luck to get a reride which was all the difference needed for the Outlaws. Dias' teammate Kyler Oliver took that reride and made sure to not disappoint his team. Oliver was able to take on Tijuana Two-Step for 8 seconds giving his team an 85.50 winning last night's round against the Thunder.

The Competition was on fire last night and tonight's rounds are looking to be just as hot!

Night One Scores

Gamblers: 175.25 vs. Ridge Riders: 262.00
Freedom: 87.75 vs. Cowboys: 82.50
Stampede: 171.25 vs. Rattlers: 248.25
Outlaws: 172.50 vs. Thunder: 87:00

Overall Placings for the Weekend

1. Arizona Ridge Riders 1-0-0
1. Kansas City Outlaws 1-0-0
1. Oklahoma Freedom 1-0-0
1. Texas Rattlers 1-0-0
5. Austin Gamblers 0-1-0
6. Nashville Stampede 0-1-0
7. Missouri Thunder 0-1-0
8. Carolina Cowboys 0-1-0

Published Sep 16, 2023

ISABELLE BROWN

Isabelle is from a small town in southern Illinois where she grew to love her family, friends, and small-town community. Growing up in a small town, she learned and started her background in agriculture and knowledge of equine and barrel racing. Isabelle spent many years riding and training with her uncle, this allowed her to work with many young futurity prospects. Barrel racing brought her some of her closest friends and her to some of the best opportunities she has been presented in her life. She was a part of 4-H from the time she was in the 3rd grade till her graduating year of high school which allowed her to broaden her knowledge outside of equine. After graduating high school in 2019 Isabelle moved to Murray, Kentucky where she continued her education at Murray State University. Although she wasn’t a participant on the rodeo team she traveled with the team to most of their events. She also continued to individually compete in barrel racing until 2022. At the start of 2022, she decided to take a break from school to travel and to find what her passion was. She found herself in north Texas. This led her to the opportunity to start and grow with Sports Illustrated Rodeo Daily. She plans to use this opportunity to spread her knowledge and love for the animals and the sport(s) they allow us to engage in. Instagram: izzyb_brown01