The Salisbury boys basketball had a successful week last week, winning two of its three Colonial League contests. Both victories were by more than 20 points, including Saturday’s 62-33 romp over Saucon Valley.

Despite the recent success, head coach Jason Weaver and the Falcons still realize there are kinks to work out. The main two struggles have been unnecessary turnovers and lackluster defense at times. Both came to light in between those two victories during a 73-67 loss against Wilson.

“We’ve had a lot of games on the road,” Weaver said. “We haven’t won at home yet. The Wilson game, it was close at the end, but we were down 20 in the fourth quarter and came all the way back. We really struggled against their pressure, made too many turnovers and had too many missed opportunities.

“We fought hard to get back in the game. I think if we played another four or five minutes we win that game with the way things were changing. We just dug ourselves too deep of a hole.”

Monday’s game against Bangor was postponed and the status of Wednesday’s game against Southern Lehigh could also be in jeopardy. Weaver anticipated those matchups against the top two teams in the league, to see where exactly the Falcons stack up.

“I think it gives us a chance to see where we measure up,” Weaver said. “They’ve been the two best teams the last couple of years in the league. We can compete with anybody. I think that’s sort of our mantra. I think we can beat anybody, but we could also lose to anybody. It depends what team comes out to play.”

The Falcons (5-4 overall, 4-2 in Colonial League) have been able to score for much of the season, especially in league play. They have scored over 58 points in all but one game this season.

The other side of the coin is the blue and white’s defense. As seen against Wilson, the Falcons struggled to get crucial stops as they clawed their way back from a 20-point deficit.

“And it’s two things: how good are we going to be defensively, and how many turnovers are we going to have?,” Weaver said. “Those are the two things that carry us. Our defense has to be better than giving up 73 points.”

Weaver understands it’s all about consistency and putting the entire package together. When Salisbury does that, he thinks it can compete with any team in the Colonial League.

The team isn’t far from being undefeated in league play this season. The Falcons’ only losses were a two-point loss to Northwestern and the six-point setback against Wilson.

“We’re 4-2 in the league, but we could easily be 6-0,” Weaver said. “We have some things that we need to keep getting better at, but we’re in a good spot right now.”

As for Covid-19, the Falcons have adjusted well to the new normal of wearing masks during games and practices. It hasn’t been an issue, and the Falcons have been on the fortunate end so far this winter.

“We played nine games, which is a lot compared to other teams in the league,” Weaver said. “Saucon just played their third game, and Southern Lehigh only played five. So, we’re doing pretty good.”

The Falcons will have a chance to pick up that first home win when they start a four-game homestand Saturday against Berks County’s Oley Valley. They’ll return to league play for three home games next week against Catasauqua, Moravian Academy and Palisades.