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Faith once again managed to
edge out his teammate to finish
second, using his 2-2 score to
claim the overall win. He tied on
points with Blose, who boosted
his 3-3 score with a win in the
RMATV/MC Head 2 Head Chal-
lenge, but Blose had to settle
for second on Friday night while
Mages took third overall with his
6-1 tally.
Inspired by his narrow victory
on Friday night, Faith returned
on Saturday night for another
winning performance. His 3-1
sweep handed him the win, this
time ahead of Jacob Hayes (1-3)
and Travis Sewell (2-4).
In the first main event, Jace
Owen grabbed the holeshot, but
was quickly passed by Blose
and Faith, but both riders ended
up on the ground after Blose
attempted an inside-line pass on
his teammate. That allowed Bab-
bitt's Kawasaki's Jacob Hayes to
slip past his teammates to take
the early lead. Hayes held on to
the point all the way to the finish
for his first win in the Race To
The Championship. Meanwhile,
Faith recovered from the crash
quicker and completed the first
lap in sixth (while Blose found
himself back in 14th place). Faith
made steady progress through-
out the main event, making
his way into third place by the
checkered flag behind Sewell
who took second. Eighth was
all Blose could muster in the
remaining laps.
The final race saw Faith close
out his winning weekend on a
dominant note leading every lap
of the main event. Blose ran in
second place but wasn't able to
make a pass on his teammate.
Hayes finished third complet-
ing the all Babbitt's Kawasaki
podium on Saturday night.
Faith's win on Friday night
gave him the championship lead
by a single point, and his win on
Saturday night now gives him an
eight-point lead in the Race To
The Championship with only
one round remaining.
Bitterman again starred in the
Lites action, this time receiv-
ing a challenge from Ben Nelko
early in the race. But Bitterman
regained control and held it to
the finish for an impressive win.
Cody VanBuskirk still leads in the
Western Regional Arenacross
Lites standings, though Nelko
narrowed the gap to eight points
with his runner-up finish. CN
Kyle Bitterman made
a statement with two
wins in the Western
Regional Arenacross
Lites class in
Nampa, Idaho.
Jacob Hayes opened Saturday night with a main-event win.
