Scoreless Game Between Oklahoma Freedom and Kansas City Outlaws Ends in First Tie in PBR Teams Series Competition

Scoreless Game Between Oklahoma Freedom and Kansas City Outlaws Ends in First Tie in PBR Teams Series Competition

Oklahoma Freedom: 0.00
Kansas City Outlaws: 0.00

CHEYENNE, Wy. – As the Oklahoma Freedom and Kansas City Outlaws readied to go head-to-head in the third game of the evening at the world’s largest outdoor rodeo, fans were struck by two very different, and very apparent, coaching approaches to setting a lineup. While Kansas City Outlaws Head Coach J.W. Hart elected to put his heavy-hitter and first-round draft pick Dalton Kasel (Muleshoe, Texas) as the Outlaws’ final rider, the Freedom’s Head Coach Cord McCoyslated his top pick, Eli Vastbinder (Statesville, North Carolina), first in the draw for the Sooner State team. However, despite the different approaches to the game, neither roster could solve 10 very rank bulls for a single qualified ride, and the contest ended in the first-ever PBR Team Series tie, 0-0, with no rider from either roster reaching the requisite 8. Both teams will look to reverse their fortunes on the second day of PBR Team Series action in Cheyenne, as the Freedom face the Austin Gamblers and the Outlaws take on the Ariat Texas Rattlers. 

CHEYENNE TEAM STANDINGS

Here are the current Team standings for the week after the opening day of competition for the PBR Team Series: Cheyenne regular season event:

1. Nashville Stampede, 1-0-0-337.75

2. Arizona Ridge Riders, 1-0-0-171.5

3. Missouri Thunder, 1-0-0-89.25

4. Kansas City Outlaws, 0-0-1-0

5. Oklahoma Freedom, 0-0-1-0

6. Carolina Cowboys, 0-1-0-257.25

7. Austin Gamblers, 0-1-0-89

8. Ariat Texas Rattlers, 0-1-0-0

PBR TEAM SERIES SEASON STANDINGS

Here are the current Team standings for the regular season after the opening day of competition for the PBR Team Series: Cheyenne regular season event:

1. Nashville Stampede, 1-0-0-0-337.75

2. Arizona Ridge Riders, 1-0-0-0-171.5

3. Missouri Thunder, 1-0-0-0-89.25

4. Kansas City Outlaws, 0-0-1-0-0

5. Oklahoma Freedom, 0-0-1-0-0

6. Carolina Cowboys, 0-1-0-0-257.25

7. Austin Gamblers, 0-1-0-0-89

8. Ariat Texas Rattlers, 0-1-0-0-0

JULY 26 GAME SCHEDULE

Here are the game matchups for the second day of action for the PBR Team Series: Cheyenne regular season event on Tuesday, July 26:

Arizona Ridge Riders vs. Carolina Cowboys

Nashville Stampede vs. Missouri Thunder

Ariat Texas Rattlers vs. Kansas City Outlaws

Austin Gamblers vs. Oklahoma Freedom

About the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Team Series:

The PBR Team Series is an elite new league that will feature the world’s top bull riders competing on teams in five-on-five bull riding games during an 11-event season beginning in July and culminating in a team championship at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas November 4-6.  During the 2022 season, each of the eight teams representing teams in Austin, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Glendale, AZ; Kansas City, MO; Nashville, TN; Oklahoma City, OK; Ridgedale, MO; and Winston-Salem, NC will host a three-day homestand.  There will also be neutral site games in Cheyenne, WY and Anaheim, CA. To determine team rosters, the league held a rider draft on May 23 prior to start of the 2022 season among any bull riders who have declared for the draft during a league eligibility window. The PBR Team Series builds on the existing structure of professional bull riding with the same basic rules for judging and scoring qualified 8-second bull rides. Events will be staged in a tournament-style format with all teams competing in head-to-head matchups against a different opponent each day. Each game will feature five riders per team squaring off against another team. Full team rosters will be comprised of seven riders on the core roster and three practice squad members. The team with the highest aggregate score of qualified rides among its riders will be declared the winner of each game. The event winner will be the team with the most game wins across an event, with a special bonus round designed as a tie-breaker to determine final event standings. All PBR Team Series events will be carried on either the CBS Television Network, streaming live on Paramount+, CBS Sports Network, or RidePass on PlutoTV.