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ANAHEIM, Calif. \u2014 SPORTS \u2014 Hold onto your hats, folks, because Saturday night at Honda Center delivered the kind of PBR Teams action that would make any rodeo fan sit a little taller in the saddle.<\/p>\n
The Missouri Thunder and Nashville Stampede both came away with victories to improve to 13-6, leaving the two clubs tied for the best record in the league. Missouri owns the top spot through the standings tiebreaker, thanks to a league-leading aggregate points total of 4,075.2.<\/p>\n
And if there was one cowboy who had the crowd watching every second, it was Missouri\u2019s Paulo Eduardo Rossetto.<\/p>\n
Rossetto Keeps Rolling as Missouri Thunder Take the Lead<\/p>\n
Rossetto climbed aboard The HONDO and stayed there for an impressive 90.05-point ride, extending his qualified-ride streak to 12 consecutive games.<\/p>\n
That is now the longest active streak in PBR Teams competition and puts him just one game away from tying the league record of 13.<\/p>\n
The record had been held in the spotlight by Jose Vitor Leme, whose streak came to an end Saturday night when he bucked off Chewy in Austin\u2019s game against Arizona.<\/p>\n
Missouri did not stop with Rossetto.<\/p>\n
Felipe Furlan posted 88.45 points aboard Intoxicated in the third frame, while Mason Taylor covered Outlaw for 86.8 in the fourth.<\/p>\n
When the dust settled, Missouri had three qualified rides and 265.3 points, while the New York Mavericks went 0-for-5.<\/p>\n
That gave the Thunder their 10th victory in their past 11 games.<\/p>\n
If you are looking for the hottest outfit in the PBR Teams corral right now, Missouri is making a mighty strong case.<\/p>\n
Carolina Cowboys Edge Texas in a Three-Lead-Change Thriller<\/p>\n
The next matchup had all the makings of a good old-fashioned showdown.<\/p>\n
The Texas Rattlers struck first when Brady Fielder rode Turning Point for 87.75 points.<\/p>\n
Then came Carolina.<\/p>\n
Guilherme Valleiras answered with an 89.35-point trip aboard Cracky Chan, giving the Cowboys the lead.<\/p>\n
Texas came roaring back in the fourth when Lucas Divino put up 88.15 points on Rhino USA Mouse Trap.<\/p>\n
Then two-time PBR world champion Jess Lockwood climbed aboard Cramer.<\/p>\n
Lockwood delivered 88.1 points, and that was enough to hand Carolina a razor-thin 177.45-175.9 victory.<\/p>\n
That is three meetings between Carolina and Texas this season \u2014 and three Carolina wins.<\/p>\n
Valleiras also continues to lead the Cowboys in the MVP race with 791.1 points and nine qualified rides.<\/p>\n
Florida Freedom Keep Honda Center Magic Alive<\/p>\n
Whatever the Florida Freedom packed for Anaheim, they might want to keep bringing it back.<\/p>\n
Florida improved to a perfect 11-0 at Honda Center after slipping past the Kansas City Outlaws 89.45-87.9.<\/p>\n
Kansas City took the early lead when Sandro Batista covered Carlos Danger for 87.9 points.<\/p>\n
But Florida\u2019s Austin Richardson got another opportunity on a re-ride and made it count.<\/p>\n
Richardson rode Bowser for 89.45 points, and that turned out to be all Florida needed.<\/p>\n
One qualified ride.<\/p>\n
One win.<\/p>\n
And another notch in Florida\u2019s remarkable Anaheim streak.<\/p>\n
Nashville Stampede Hang On by Less Than a Point<\/p>\n
Talk about living dangerously.<\/p>\n
The Nashville Stampede defeated the Oklahoma Wildcatters 86.6-85.75, with the difference between victory and defeat measuring just 0.85 points.<\/p>\n
Nashville\u2019s Gustavo Luiz da Silva set the mark with an 86.6-point ride aboard Jojo in the third frame.<\/p>\n
Oklahoma had one last chance.<\/p>\n
In the final out, Eduardo Matos covered Smooth Violation for 85.75 points.<\/p>\n
A fine ride \u2014 but just short of the number he needed.<\/p>\n
Nashville escaped with the victory and moved to 13-6, matching Missouri\u2019s win-loss record.<\/p>\n
The Stampede trail Missouri only on aggregate points.<\/p>\n
Austin Gamblers Win Another Nail-Biter<\/p>\n
If Nashville\u2019s margin was tight, the final game was even tighter.<\/p>\n
The Austin Gamblers edged the Arizona Ridge Riders 177-176.35, a difference of only 0.65 points.<\/p>\n
Austin\u2019s Dalton Kasel delivered one of the biggest rides of the night, scoring 89.75 points aboard Black Eyes.<\/p>\n
Former PBR world champion Kaique Pacheco added 87.25 points on Horchata.<\/p>\n
Arizona answered with two qualified rides of its own.<\/p>\n
Vitor Manoel Dias scored 88.05 points on Andy Frisella\u2019s Cupcake after entering on a re-ride opportunity, while Everton Natan da Silva posted 88.3 aboard Big Mac.<\/p>\n
But the Ridge Riders fell just short.<\/p>\n
Austin has now won three straight games and sits at 10-9.<\/p>\n
Leme\u2019s Record Streak Ends at 13<\/p>\n
Saturday also marked the end of one of the league\u2019s most impressive runs.<\/p>\n
Jose Vitor Leme entered the night riding a record streak of 13 consecutive games with a qualified ride.<\/p>\n
That run ended when Chewy bucked him off in 4.23 seconds.<\/p>\n
With Leme\u2019s streak over, Rossetto now owns the longest active mark at 12.<\/p>\n
That sets up one of Sunday\u2019s biggest individual storylines.<\/p>\n
Can Rossetto stay aboard one more bull and tie the record?<\/p>\n
In rodeo, eight seconds can feel like a mighty long time.<\/p>\n
PBR Teams Standings After Saturday<\/p>\n
Heading into Sunday\u2019s final day in Anaheim, the standings are:<\/p>\n
Missouri Thunder \u2014 13-6, 4,075.2 points
\nNashville Stampede \u2014 13-6, 3,890.35
\nCarolina Cowboys \u2014 12-7, 2,917
\nTexas Rattlers \u2014 11-8, 3,367.05
\nAustin Gamblers \u2014 10-9, 3,832.85
\nArizona Ridge Riders \u2014 9-10, 3,420.75
\nFlorida Freedom \u2014 9-10, 2,664.5
\nOklahoma Wildcatters \u2014 8-11, 2,384.35
\nKansas City Outlaws \u2014 6-13, 2,902.4
\nNew York Mavericks \u2014 4-15, 2,707.45<\/p>\n
Sunday Sets Up a Showdown in Anaheim<\/p>\n
The final day of PBR Teams: Anaheim resumes Sunday, Sept. 13 at 1:15 p.m. PT at Honda Center.<\/p>\n
All five games will be carried live beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET on The CW.<\/p>\n
Missouri and Nashville enter the day tied at the top.<\/p>\n
Carolina is right behind them.<\/p>\n
Austin is riding a three-game winning streak.<\/p>\n
Florida still has not lost inside Honda Center.<\/p>\n
And Rossetto sits one qualified ride away from tying the PBR Teams record.<\/p>\n
So cinch up the saddle, pull that hat down tight and get ready.<\/p>\n
There is still plenty of bull riding left before the dust settles in Anaheim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ANAHEIM, Calif. \u2014 SPORTS \u2014 Hold onto your hats, folks, because Saturday night at Honda Center…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":462588,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,13160,13154,76862,13158,13156,5647,13179,13153,13162,13161,182234,13159,13157,181636,76861,170787,182235,13155],"class_list":["post-462587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-arizona-ridge-riders","tag-austin-gamblers","tag-bull-riding","tag-carolina-cowboys","tag-florida-freedom","tag-honda-center","tag-jose-vitor-leme","tag-kansas-city-outlaws","tag-missouri-thunder","tag-nashville-stampede","tag-netnewsledger-sports","tag-new-york-mavericks","tag-oklahoma-wildcatters","tag-paulo-eduardo-rossetto","tag-pbr","tag-pbr-teams","tag-rodeo-sports","tag-texas-rattlers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}