If Salisbury had any hopes of making it to the postseason, the Falcons pretty much knew the past couple of games were a part of a make-or-break week.

That stretch didn’t get off to the best start, but three straight victories last week have certainly kept those playoff aspirations afloat.

After a loss to Southern Lehigh last Monday, Salisbury earned three pivotal wins in as many days to bring their Colonial League record to 5-6 and stay in contention for a wildcard spot. The third of those victories, a 12-2 win over Moravian Academy in six innings, came on Friday afternoon.

“It’s in the back of our minds,” junior outfielder Peter Forestieri said. “We knew we needed to take care of business this week. If we did that we would put ourselves in a position, that as long as we continue, we’ll make it where we need to go.”

The Moravian Academy win may not have been a surprise, but victories over Wilson and Catasauqua gave the Falcons the confidence they belonged with those middle-of-the-pack teams.

“Mathematically we’re still in it,” head coach Mike Pochron said. “We needed every win we can get. We’re not out of anything yet. We have to keep winning. That’s the key.”

As soon as the Falcons’ winning streak got underway, so did Forestieri’s outstanding play in both the field and batter’s box. He got the start after Taylor Linn was recently injured and has taken full advantage of the opportunity.

Forestieri scored the game-winning run in Thursday’s 6-5 win over Wilson. Against Moravian, he finished 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

“I struggled earlier in the year, more so defensively,” Forestieri said. “I’m getting used to it.”

After the Falcons jumped on the Lions with a run in the top of the first, Forestieri lined a single into left field that scored Michael Schmidt in the second to make it a 3-0 Salisbury lead. He scored one of three runs in the fifth-coming on a Joey Galantini (2 runs, 3 RBIs) two-run double-that increased the Falcon lead to 6-0.

“He’s done very good,” Pochron said. “He had two hits yesterday [Thursday against Wilson] with three RBIs. He had a big day [Friday against Moravian]. He’s really come on this week and done a great job.”

The Falcon offense got back to work in the sixth inning with six more runs to enforce the 10-run rule. Nick Sikora (2-for-4, 2 RBIs), Chad Cooperman (3-for-4, 1 triple, 2 doubles, 2 runs), and Larry Zong all tallied extra base hits in that frame that brought in runs.

For much of the season the story surrounding Salisbury has been its inability to score runs. Last week was a different story, however, with 33 runs scored in four games. Pochron saw glimpses of change even in that Southern Lehigh loss.

“I said on Monday we started a little bit,” Pochron said after the Falcons tallied 13 hits against Moravian. “I think through the week we improved. That was one thing I liked that we did all week.”

The Falcons’ trio of sophomore pitchers was just as effective. Eric Schware started the game and pitched one hitless inning, while Andrew Sukanick pitched the next four. Sukanick allowed just four hits and struck out five en route to the victory. Cole Warmkessel finished the day with a one-two-three sixth inning.

While one solid week is in the books, another one going forward figures to go a long way as well. This upcoming stretch may even hold more in the cards with key Colonial League foes waiting in Northern Lehigh (Wednesday) and Saucon Valley (Friday) to determine potential playoff lives.

“We needed to win games this week and we did that,” Forestieri said. “We need to keep going.”