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Oklahoma Freedom (3-4) Finish Third at PBR Team Series Event in Anaheim, California After Breakout Weekend
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ANAHEIM, Calif. – At the third regular-season PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Team Series occasion in Anaheim, California, the second and closing impartial web site occasion, the Oklahoma Freedom completed third.
During the opening night time of competitors in California, backed by essential rides from veteran Derek Kolbaba and younger gun Casey Roberts, the Freedom defeated the Ariat Texas Rattlers 175.74-86.
Ready to experience the successful momentum into Saturday’s closing sport, the Freedom subsequent squared off towards the Nashville Stampede.
Remaining purple scorching, the Freedom delivered their second win of the weekend, narrowly beating the Nashville staff 87.75-85.
As considered one of three rosters to go an ideal 2-0 in sport play, the Freedom entered the bonus spherical tied for first alongside the Austin Gamblers and Missouri Thunder.
In the essential tiebreak state of affairs, Freedom Head Coach Cord McCoy matched Kolbaba with Concho (M Rafter E Bucking Bulls).
The pairing, nonetheless, didn’t show fruitful for the Freedom, as Kolbaba got here down in a swift 1.9 seconds. Kolbaba’s effort was the seventh better of the bonus spherical, beating solely the Arizona Ridge Riders, incomes his staff simply 2 bonus factors.
As a consequence, the Freedom concluded the weekend third in the general occasion.
The Oklahoma Freedom are actually fifth in the common season standings, having gone 3-4 in sport play, amassing 12 bonus spherical factors.
PBR RidePass on Pluto TV will provide replays of all of the PBR Team Series motion from Anaheim. Click here for the most recent programming schedule.
The PBR Team Series will subsequent journey to Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, for the second staff hosted homestand of the 2022 PBR Team Series Season. The Nashville Stampede will host Stampede Days Aug. 19-21. The occasion shall be on Friday, August 19 at 7:45 p.m. CT, Saturday, August 20 at 6:45 p.m. CT and Sunday, August 21 at 12:15 p.m. CT.
During the opening night time of competitors in Tennessee on August 19, the Oklahoma Freedom will play the Kansas City Outlaws.
The Oklahoma Freedom are based mostly at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the place they may host their inaugural homestand, Freedom Fest, on Sept. 16-18.
For extra information about Oklahoma Freedom, go to https://pbr.com/teams/freedom/, Oklahoma Freedom on Facebook, @OK_Freedom_ on Instagram, or @OKfreedom_ on Twitter.
ANAHEIM TEAM STANDINGS:
Here are the ultimate Team standings for the Anaheim PBR Team Series occasion:
- Austin Gamblers, 2-0-0-7
- Missouri Thunder, 2-0-0-4
- Oklahoma Freedom, 2-0-0-2
- Kansas City Outlaws, 1-1-0-6
- Ariat Texas Rattlers, 1-1-0-5
- Carolina Cowboys, 0-2-0-8
- Nashville Stampede, 0-2-0-3
- Arizona Ridge Riders, 0-2-0-1
PBR TEAM SERIES SEASON STANDINGS:
Here are the present Team standings for the common season after the conclusion of competitors for the PBR Team Series occasion in Anaheim:
- Missouri Thunder, 6-1-0-12
- Austin Gamblers, 4-3-0-18
- Arizona Ridge Riders, 4-3-0-10
- Carolina Cowboys, 3-4-0-24
- Oklahoma Freedom, 3-4-0-12
- Nashville Stampede, 2-5-0-12
- Ariat Texas Rattlers, 2-5-0-11
- Kansas City Outlaws, 2-5-0-9
GAME RECAP – OKLAHOMA FREEDOM VS. NASHVILLE STAMPEDE:
Oklahoma Freedom Hits Stride with Second Game Win in Anaheim Against Nashville Stampede
Oklahoma Freedom: 87.75
Nashville Stampede: 85
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Propelled by a reinvigorated Derek Kolbaba (Walla Walla, Washington), the Oklahoma Freedom are heating up whereas the Nashville Stampede proceed to search for solutions after dropping Saturday’s sport. In a repeat pairing from Friday night time, Kolbaba began the showdown matched up with Navajo Joe (M Rafter E Bucking Bills/T-Ray Bulls) to earn one other 87.75-point rating on the highly effective bovine. Nashville’s first-round draft decide, 2018 PBR World Champion Kaique Pacheco (Itatiba, Brazil), was stone-faced as Buck Wild (4B Bucking Bulls) bested the Brazilian star in 5.3 seconds. With the bulls dominating in every of the following 4 outs, Thiago Salgado (Navira, Brazil) knew that his rating may tie the sport or transfer the Stampede to the lead as he climbed aboard Next Strand(Young Cattle/ Jack and Dot Verbois/ D&H Cattle). With his total staff cheering him on, Salgado reached the requisite 8, scored 85 factors and inching the Stampede inside 2.75 factors of the lead. As the sport got here to an in depth, Freedom younger gun Casey Roberts (Munford, Alabama) and Nashville’s Joao Henrique Lucas (Bastos, Brazil) have been locked into game-defining outs. First to depart the chutes was Roberts, coming into the sport 3-for-6 on the season, matched up towards Bueno (Yount Bucking Bulls, LLC.). The 20-year-old rider confirmed unimaginable effort however was dispatched in 3.7 seconds. Matched with Big Heart (Leffew Bucking Bulls), Lucas, with the prospect to attain a walk-off experience to win the sport for his staff, clung to his opponent however hit the filth at 5.67 seconds – confirming the Freedom’s (3-4) win towards the Stampede (2-5).
“These guys are like butter – they are on a roll,” mentioned Oklahoma Freedom Head Coach Cord McCoy. “I am really excited about the team; this is our first run to go 2-0 and we are going to see if we can finish it up in the bonus round. There is a handful of really good bulls in there so we are going to see if we can get the big win”
“Right now we are about 60% of where we want to be,” mentioned Freedom General Manger Brandon Bates. “We are dealing with the same challenges that everyone else is dealing with regarding the injuries, but we are using the tools that we have. I am going to give a couple of my stars a week off [in Nashville] to be healed up. I think that when we get to Austin we will be as powerful as there is in the league, and I expect us from that point on to go undefeated.”
ABOUT THE OKLAHOMA FREEDOM:
The Oklahoma Freedom are based mostly at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, becoming a member of staff tenants together with the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder, and their G League affiliate Oklahoma City Blue, the place the staff will maintain its inaugural Oklahoma Freedom Fest homestand September 16-18, 2022, the eighth common season occasion of the 10-event PBR Team Series 2022 common season. The Freedom are coached by Oklahoma native Cord McCoy, a former bull rider and four-time qualifier for PBR World Finals. Under the management of General Manager Brandon Bates, the staff is operated by Prodigal, a full-service sports activities and leisure company based mostly in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The senior employees at Prodigal has greater than 100 years of expertise managing sport and leisure occasions and groups. PBR and Prodigal have a longstanding relationship relationship to 2007, partnering yearly on Unleash The Beast occasions in the Sooner State.
ABOUT THE PBR (PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERS) TEAM SERIES:
The PBR Team Series is an elite new league that can characteristic the world’s high bull riders competing on groups in five-on-five bull using video games throughout an 11-event season starting in July and culminating in a staff championship at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas November 4-6. During the 2022 season, every of the eight groups representing groups 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 may even be impartial web site video games in Cheyenne, WY and Anaheim, CA. To decide staff rosters, the league held a rider draft on May 23 prior to begin of the 2022 season amongst any bull riders who’ve declared for the draft throughout a league eligibility window. The PBR Team Series builds on the prevailing construction {of professional} bull using with the identical fundamental guidelines for judging and scoring certified 8-second bull rides. Events shall be staged in a tournament-style format with all groups competing in head-to-head matchups towards a distinct opponent every day. Each sport will characteristic 5 riders per staff squaring off towards one other staff. Full staff rosters shall be comprised of seven riders on the core roster and three apply squad members. The staff with the best mixture rating of certified rides amongst its riders shall be declared the winner of every sport. The occasion winner would be the staff with probably the most sport wins throughout an occasion, with a particular bonus spherical designed as a tie-breaker to find out closing occasion standings. All PBR Team Series occasions shall be carried on both the CBS Television Network, streaming reside on Paramount+, CBS Sports Network, or RidePass on Pluto TV.
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Subject: Oklahoma Freedom Defeats Ariat Texas Rattlers Backed by Crucial Rides from Derek Kolbaba and Casey Roberts
Oklahoma Freedom Defeats Ariat Texas Rattlers Backed by Crucial Rides from Derek Kolbaba and Casey Roberts
Oklahoma Freedom: 174.75
Ariat Texas Rattlers: 86
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ANAHEIM, Calif. – Sandwiching the 5 outs with certified rides from a veteran and a newcomer, the Oklahoma Freedom gained their second sport of the 2022 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Team Series season on Friday night time by upsetting the Ariat Texas Rattlers, 174.75-86.
“Bull riding is about momentum and confidence and right now the Oklahoma Freedom has both,” mentioned Oklahoma’sDerek Kolbaba. “At the end of the day, it’s keeping it simple — keep your mind in the middle and make the whistle.”
The Freedom’s rides in the primary and fifth frames have been recorded by second-round draft decide Kolbaba (Walla Walla, Washington) and teammate Casey Roberts (Munford, Alabama). After a game-opening buck off by the Rattlers’Cody Jesus (Window Rock, Arizona), Kolbaba matched up with Navajo Joe (M Rafter E Bucking Bills/T-Ray Bulls) for an 87.75-point, game-high rating. With the scoreboard remaining unchanged all through the second, third and fourth frames, the Rattlers’ Brady Oleson (Blackfoot, Idaho) and Freedom’s Roberts have been locked into probably game-defining outs. First to depart the chutes was Oleson, making his debut for the Rattlers following an harm, matched up Wild Goose (M Rafter E Bucking Bulls). In a must-ride state of affairs, the 26-year-old rider saved his staff from a no-score night time, displaying unimaginable effort in hanging onto the highly effective animal athlete for 86 factors. However, the gutsy experience fell 1.75 factors wanting tying the sport. Matched up with Not Today (Nancy Haverty/ Clay Stuve/ Dakota Rodeo/ Chad Berger) by Head Coach Cord McCoy, 20-year-old Roberts delivered an 87-point rating so as to add to the Freedom’s margin of victory towards the Rattlers, cementing a 174.75-86 closing. The Oklahoma Freedom (2-4) will look to proceed their momentum Saturday once they tackle the Nashville Stampede (2-4), whereas the Ariat Texas Rattlers (1-5) will look to make up misplaced floor, once they face the Arizona Ridge Riders (4-2).
The PBR Team Series occasion in Anaheim, California, concludes Saturday, August 13 at 6:45 p.m. PT.
On Sunday, August 14 at 1:30 p.m. ET, verify your native listings, CBS Television Network will broadcast the Bonus Round from the PBR Team Series occasion in Anaheim, California as a part of the CBS Game of the Week telecast.
PBR RidePass on PlutoTV will completely broadcast LIVE the rest of the video games for the PBR Team Series occasion in Anaheim, California, starting at 9:45 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 13. PBR RidePass on Pluto TV will provide replays of all of the PBR Team Series motion from Anaheim. Click here for the most recent programming schedule.
ANAHEIM TEAM STANDINGS:
Here are the present Team standings for the Anaheim PBR Team Series occasion after the opening day of competitors:
- Austin Gamblers, 1-0-0
- Oklahoma Freedom, 1-0-0
- Missouri Thunder, 1-0-0
- Kansas City Outlaws, 1-0-0
- Nashville Stampede, 0-1-0
- Ariat Texas Rattlers, 0-1-0
- Arizona Ridge Riders, 0-1-0
- Carolina Cowboys, 0-1-0
PBR TEAM SERIES SEASON STANDINGS:
Here are the present Team standings for the common season after the opening day of competitors in Anaheim:
- Missouri Thunder, 5-1-0
- Arizona Ridge Riders, 4-2-0
- Carolina Cowboys, 3-3-0
- Austin Gamblers, 3-3-0
- Oklahoma Freedom, 2-4-0
- Nashville Stampede, 2-4-0
- Kansas City Outlaws, 2-4-0
- Ariat Texas Rattlers, 1-5-0
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 GAME SCHEDULE:
Here are the sport matchups for the second day of motion in Anaheim:
Kansas City Outlaws @ Austin Gamblers
Oklahoma Freedom @ Nashville Stampede
Arizona Ridge Riders @ Ariat Texas Rattlers
Missouri Thunder @ Carolina Cowboys
ENGAGE WITH THE FREEDOM:
For extra information about Oklahoma Freedom, go to https://pbr.com/teams/freedom/, Oklahoma Freedom on Facebook, @OK_Freedom_ on Instagram, or @OKfreedom_ on Twitter.
ASSETS & INTERVIEWS:
Following every sport, photograph and video property of the Oklahoma Freedom shall be made out there. Remote interviews with staff management, together with Head Coach Cord McCoy, and competing riders may even be made out there upon request.
ABOUT THE OKLAHOMA FREEDOM:
The Oklahoma Freedom are based mostly at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, becoming a member of staff tenants together with the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder, and their G League affiliate Oklahoma City Blue, the place the staff will maintain its inaugural Oklahoma Freedom Fest homestand September 16-18, 2022, the eighth common season occasion of the 10-event PBR Team Series 2022 common season. The Freedom are coached by Oklahoma native Cord McCoy, a former bull rider and four-time qualifier for PBR World Finals. Under the management of General Manager Brandon Bates, the staff is operated by Prodigal, a full-service sports activities and leisure company based mostly in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The senior employees at Prodigal has greater than 100 years of expertise managing sport and leisure occasions and groups. PBR and Prodigal have a longstanding relationship relationship to 2007, partnering yearly on Unleash The Beast occasions in the Sooner State.
ABOUT THE PBR (PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERS) TEAM SERIES:
The PBR Team Series is an elite new league that can characteristic the world’s high bull riders competing on groups in five-on-five bull using video games throughout an 11-event season starting in July and culminating in a staff championship at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas November 4-6. During the 2022 season, every of the eight groups representing groups 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 may even be impartial web site video games in Cheyenne, WY and Anaheim, CA. To decide staff rosters, the league held a rider draft on May 23 prior to begin of the 2022 season amongst any bull riders who’ve declared for the draft throughout a league eligibility window. The PBR Team Series builds on the prevailing construction {of professional} bull using with the identical fundamental guidelines for judging and scoring certified 8-second bull rides. Events shall be staged in a tournament-style format with all groups competing in head-to-head matchups towards a distinct opponent every day. Each sport will characteristic 5 riders per staff squaring off towards one other staff. Full staff rosters shall be comprised of seven riders on the core roster and three apply squad members. The staff with the best mixture rating of certified rides amongst its riders shall be declared the winner of every sport. The occasion winner would be the staff with probably the most sport wins throughout an occasion, with a particular bonus spherical designed as a tie-breaker to find out closing occasion standings. All PBR Team Series occasions shall be carried on both the CBS Television Network, streaming reside on Paramount+, CBS Sports Network, or RidePass on PlutoTV.
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