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Mars shortstop Danielle Bednar chases down a groundball against Freeport. Bednar hit the game winning RBI to give the Planets a 9-8 win at home. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 04/07/21

Mars shortstop Danielle Bednar chases down a groundball against Freeport. Bednar hit the game winning RBI to give the Planets a 9-8 win at home. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 04/07/21

Salesman Bob Kelly of Ellis Auto stands in front of a Honda Pilot. Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle

Cory Pytel and Jack Rial of Diehl Automotive stand in front of a Volkswagen ID.4. Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle.

Jackson Twp. Chief of Police, Terry Seilhamer. Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle.

Chad Straessley of Milbert's Car Care prepares to flush transmission fluid from a vehicle. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle April 2021

Chad Straessley of Milbert's Car Care pours transmision fluid into a machine to flush the transmission on a vehicle. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle April 2021

Chad Straessley of Milbert's Car Care prepares to flush transmission fluid from a vehicle transmission in their Cranberry-area shop. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle April 2021

Chad Straessley of Milbert's Car Care rotates tires on a vehicle in the Cranberry-area shop. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle April 2021

Mark King shows the difference between a new and old air conditioning air compressor. A broken compressor can be enough to snap the belt that also runs the engine's alternator, causing car failure. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle. April 2021

Mark King of Milbert's Car Care in Cranberry replaces the compressor on a car's airconditioning system. When a compressor's ball barings fail, it can cause the belt that also charges the alternator to snap, leading to engine failure. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 04/07/21

Mars' Kali Harris (4) winds up to pitch Wednesday against Freeport. Mars won with a walk-off run scored in the seventh inning to top Freeport 9-8. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 04/07/21

Mars' Kali Harris follows through on a pitch against Freeport Wednesday. The Planet's topped Freeport 9-8 with a walk-off run in the seventh inning. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 04/07/21

Mars pinch runner Steph Esswein slides home for the game tying run, beating the tag from Freeport pitcher Sydney Selker. Mars won at home 9-8. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 04/07/21

Mars Danielle Bednar high fives Steph Esswein after hitting a game-winning walk-off RBI in the seventh inning to top Freeport 9-8 at home. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 04/07/21

Mars vs Plum Baseball

Mars pitcher (21) Alex Heavner hurls a pitch in a matchup against Plum at Mars High School on April 13, 2021. Photo by: Nate Black

Mars vs Plum Baseball

Mars batter (19) Teddy Ruffner take a swing in a matchup against Plum at Mars High School on April 13, 2021. Photo by: Nate Black

Mars vs Plum Baseball

Mars batter (24) Mitchell Schultz take a swing in a matchup against Plum at Mars High School on April 13, 2021. Photo by: Nate Black

Mars vs Plum Baseball

Mars base-runner (12) John Fratto heads back to first in a pickoff attempt by the Plum pitcher in a matchup against Plum at Mars High School on April 13, 2021. Photo by: Nate Black

Mars vs Plum Baseball

Mars batter (11) Trey Wagner fouls off a pitch in a matchup against Plum at Mars High School on April 13, 2021. Photo by: Nate Black