Texas Rattlers blank Oklahoma Wildcatters on Thursday night as PBR Teams rivalry tilts in Fort Worth

Texas posts a scoreless defeat on opening night of its Fort Worth homestand

The Texas Rattlers shut out the Oklahoma Wildcatters on Thursday night at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, winning 262.25–0.00 in Professional Bull Riders’ (PBR) Teams competition. The matchup was billed as the league’s Red River-themed rivalry meeting and was part of the opening night of Texas’ home event.

The result extended Texas’ home-game run in Fort Worth since the PBR Teams league launched in 2022, with the Rattlers remaining unbeaten in game play at that venue. The shutout also moved Texas ahead in the season series against Oklahoma, improving the Rattlers to 2–1 versus the Wildcatters in 2024 head-to-head meetings.

How the shutout developed across the frames

PBR Teams contests are scored through a sequence of head-to-head outs. Riders earn points only with a qualified ride; buckoffs produce no points. In this meeting, Texas built separation early with qualified rides in two of the first two frames and held Oklahoma scoreless throughout.

• Frame 1: Texas’ Brady Fielder delivered an 89.25-point ride to open the scoring.
• Frame 2: Daniel Keeping followed with an 87.75-point qualified ride, stretching the margin while Oklahoma remained without points.
• Frame 4: With Oklahoma needing a qualified ride to stay alive, a 4.43-second buckoff ended the comeback opportunity. Texas added an 85.25-point ride later in the frame to push the total to 262.25.

By the finish, the Wildcatters had not recorded a qualified ride. Texas’ total was built on multiple scoring rides, while Oklahoma’s sequence of buckoffs kept the visitors from generating points.

Standings implications and what comes next

Following the Thursday result, Texas improved to 13–11 on the season and held fourth place in the league at that point. Oklahoma fell to 9–15–1 and dropped one position in the league standings. Texas’ Fort Worth event continued the next night, while Oklahoma’s schedule included a bye on the second night of the homestand.

Final score: Texas Rattlers 262.25, Oklahoma Wildcatters 0.00.

For Oklahoma, the shutout underscored how quickly PBR Teams matchups can swing when early qualified rides are not converted. For Texas, the win reinforced its home-venue edge in Fort Worth and tightened the season rivalry margin in a series that continued to carry high-profile branding within the league.