Behind hat trick from Grant Weaver, Mars wins battle of division rivals with Plum in ...

The Mars hockey team won the first meeting this season with Plum, taking a three-goal victory in November in the home-and-home series between PIHL Class A Blue division rivals. The Mustangs returned the favor in the rematch a month later with a shootout triumph, handing the tournament’s No. 1 seed a rare regular-season setback. The teams clashed again Monday, and this time, it was win or go home with a date in the Penguins Cup semifinals on the line. Planets senior forward Grant Weaver recorded his first hat trick of the season, and Mars used a three-goal first period to fuel a 4-1 win over Plum at the Baierl Toyota Ice Complex. “The culture of wanting to win is just unreal right...