In part two of the Team Ninja Warrior Wildcard battle, we kicked things off with Chris Wilczewski’s Lab Rats taking on Karsten William’s Fast Kats.
Chris had received an injury during a previous run still wasn’t feeling up to running the course. Alternate Arnold Hernandez was sent in again. He was racing Kevin Klein of the Fast Kats.
In a crazy tussle, things got personal on the Swinging Spikes. Check it out.
Kevin had a strong lead for pretty much the entirety of the race.
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Arnold was never too far behind so there was still a chance for the Lab Rats, but he would need to make a plan of attack quickly.
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Kevin was on to the Swinging Spikes first and Arnold made a bid to pass him.
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If you look closely here, you can see Arnold grabbing the exact spike Kevin is already on, trying to suck the momentum out of his movements.
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This leaves Kevin trying to dismount from the fourth spike from the end! It seriously didn’t look possible.
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But BOOM. Kevin landed it!
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With that advantage, there was no stopping him. Kevin raced up the Warped Wall and grabbed the point for Karsten’s Fast Kats.