Nashville Rodeo Champions Triumph Over Arizona Bull Riders in Thrilling Kickoff to Second Annual Team Series Championship

The Professional Bull Riding Team Series returned to the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona for the second time this year. The series’ current leaders Austin Gamblers are in a comfortable position with an incredible number of 17-6.

But on the first day of the Ridge Rider Days, they got their defeat against the Oklahoma Freedoms by a tight margin. The other rodeo game that drew the attention of the bull riding enthusiast was the clash between the hometown team Arizona Ridge Riders and Nashville Stampede, which was filled with excitement and suspense.

Epic rodeo clash between two PBR teams

According to PBR, the two teams, Arizona Ridge Riders and Nashville Stampede, are currently sitting at the bottom of the standing. Nashville Stampede is in seventh position with 9-14 and Arizona Ridge Riders is in sixth position with 10-13. The clash between the two was the third match of the day. At the start of the game, both first riders from either side failed to score an opening and bucked off before eight seconds. In the second attempt, Dener Barbosa of Stampede tested his luck on Cyrus but failed to hold on beyond 3.43 seconds. For Ridge Riders, Vitor Losnake came to ride but also failed against Macho Man.

Both teams failed to stay on their bulls for eight seconds during the third ride attempts, leading to a scoreless game. Now, in the fifth round, Eduardo Aparecido for Arizona Ridge Rider took on I’m Your Daddy and scored an 85.25-point ride. For Stampede, this round also went fruitless putting pressure on the last rider to score.

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In the final decisive fifth round, Stampede put its veteran bull rider Silvano Alves, who was on his 499th career ride. He tested his luck against Ah Hell and scored an 86.75-point ride, giving his team opening and lead at the same time. The last attempt by Ridge Riders couldn’t hold on for eight seconds, giving the Nashville Stampede a victory by 1.5 points. Alve’s memorable 499th career ride gave his team a win on the first day of the event.

About Silvano Alves’s career

Silvano Alves is a reputed name in the world of bull riding. The Professional Bull Riding fans have his name on their lips when asked about the greatest bull riders. He started his PBR career in 2010 and has won three individual World Championships. The boy who started bull riding at the age of 15 has taken on a long journey to reach where is he today. In his 14 years of PBR career, he had 30 90-point rides, earned over six million dollars, and is currently at 21st position in the 2023 Unleash the Beast rank. He was instrumental in supporting his team Nashville Stampede win the first team championship last year.

The milestone achieved by the veteran bull rider Silvano Alves is incredible and has made it memorable, with a perfect ride in a very close match.

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