PUEBLO, Colo. – The 2022 PBR Team Series Championship is days away, and PBR.com will be taking a look at each of the first-round matchups taking place inside T-Mobile Arena Friday night in Las Vegas.

The playoffs are the same five-on-five, head-to-head format fans saw during the regular season. Two teams will be eliminated from the PBR Team Series Championship each day. The first two rounds of competition will feature a “Last Chance” playoff game for teams who lost their first game earlier in the night.

RELATED: Check out the full Championship Bracket

Today, let’s take a look at Arizona vs. Missouri.

No. 5 Arizona Ridge Riders (14-13-1) vs. No. 6 Missouri Thunder (13-15) | Friday | 11 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network

Game Competition Rides: Arizona (57) | Missouri (46) Riding Percentage: Arizona (40.71%) | Missouri (32.86%) Average Score Per Game: Arizona (174.63) | Missouri (141)

Rides Per Game: Arizona (2.04) | Missouri City (1.64)

Season Series tied at 2-2

Aug. 12: Missouri (W) 169.5-0 Aug. 26 Arizona (W) 340.5-260.75 Sept. 17 Arizona (W) 271.25-89.5 Oct. 7 Missouri (W) 357-355.75

Arizona and Missouri may have the potential to be featured in the highest scoring game of the first round. Three of the four regular-season matchups between the two had at least one team post three qualified rides. In fact, the last matchup on Oct. 7 was one of the best games of the entire season as each team went 4-for-5 at Rattler Days. Andrew Alvidrez was the hero for the Thunder with a walk-off, 91-point ride on Pickle Moonshine.

MVP: Arizona (Luciano de Castro) | Missouri Thunder (Adriano Salgado)

Luciano de Castro is the only rider in the league to compete in every game this season, going 15-for-31 (48.4%). Castro has done the bulk of his damage from the closer position with 10 qualified rides, and coaches Paulo Crimber and Colby Yates have him in that exact spot for Friday night. Castro is 3-for-4 against Missouri.