By Mandi McCary

NAMPA, Idaho – Ford Idaho Center was at full volume on Friday night in Nampa, Idaho, as Callum Miller (Warwick, Queensland, Australia) of the Texas Rattlers won Round 1 of the Progressive PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Nampa Unleash The Beast event with an 89.25-point ride for his team.

The opening night of the two-day event in Nampa featured the third installment of the Land.com Texas Cup within the Monster Energy Team Challenge, presented by Camping World, an extension of the PBR Teams league that brings head-to-head, team-vs.-team bull riding games to the sport’s elite individual tour.

Despite Austin dominating the last matchup with Texas, their hopes of a repeat were dashed as Miller tipped the scales in favor of the Rattlers early on in the matchup. The Rattlers clinched the win in the final rivalry matchup by a narrow 6.5 points.

Launching from the chutes aboard Skywalker, 30-year-old Miller earned 28 UTB points. The …