Avery Neipert claims to not like pressure.

However, the junior didn't show any signs of distaste with the situation she faced in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs and the score knotted at 1-1.A drive to left-centerfield scored teammate Paige Frantz, and the Blue Bombers earned a Colonial League victory over Salisbury, 2-1 on Thursday."Honestly, having my teammates there to back me up, cheering me on was all I concentrated on," said Neipert. "Because if I didn't hit that well, they would have been there backing me up and we would have continued to play the same way we played the whole game."Neipert's bat had a big part to play in all of her team's run production. She added another RBI double in the bottom of the third to give the Bombers an early lead."This is a very big win for us, because it's going to help us out a lot for leagues and districts," she said. "We're hoping this will boost us up a little bit."Paige Frantz had a big game at the plate with three singles, while scoring both of her team's runs.On the mound, freshman Lexi Merkel's performance may have been the biggest.The right-hander didn't overpower batters, but kept everyone guessing. She struck out 12, walked two and allowed only three hits to the Falcons (5-3)."For a freshman, she is a battler out there," Palmerton head coach Robert Hock said. "She has taken charge of late. Every time we give her the ball, she gives us a good game."WILD WILD WEST ... In the Colonial League's West Division, Southern Lehigh remains in front with a 8-2 record, while Northern Lehigh (6-2) trails the Spartans by one game. Northwestern (5-3), Palmerton, and Salisbury (5-4) are not far behind.TOUGH BREAKS ... Salisbury has now lost two games in a row by one run. The Falcons dropped a 6-5 decision to Southern Lehigh Wednesday night.BIG HITTERS ... Salisbury's Anna Bishop had two singles for the Falcons. Sadie Heiney, Alyssa Olewine and Lindsey Shimmko all added hits for the Bombers.Salisbury 000 001 0 - 1 3 0Palmerton 001 000 1 - 2 8 0Rogers and Crouthamel; Merkel and A. Frantz. W - Merkel. L - Gardus.