ANGELS CLAIM 4TH TITLE AS 2025 SMBL B DIVISION CHAMPIONS
In game 1, after jumping out to a 7-1 lead the Cardinals offense stalled and the Angels worked their way back to a tie game in the fifth. The 6th and 7th decided nothing, but in the top of the 8th the Cardinals got to Jason Blommaert for 3 runs, a lead which held. Jon Ikert went 8 innings for the complete game victory, striking out 10. Derek Marshall and Jack Gherasim both had a couple of timely hits and RBIs. Brayden Lavallee added a double into the wall in the third. Cardinals open the series with a 10-7 win.
Game 2 saw the Angels rebound as Jason Blommaert went 7 innings for the 8-2 win to even the series. Joryn Sperling, Jared Stratechuk and Jason Blommaert each had an RBI.
In the 3rd and deciding game, Jacob Hall went the distance going 7, striking out 6 on the way to securing the 6-5 win. The Angels captured their 4th B Division title in the 8 years since the inception of the divisional format.