CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Ohio Valley Christian boys basketball team returned to its winning ways on Monday night during a convincing 65-34 victory over host Fairhaven during non-conference matchup in Kanawha County.

The Defenders (6-8) snapped a four-game losing streak during the wire-to-wire triumph, establishing a 22-11 advantage after eight minutes of play against the Comets.

OVCS continued its early rhythm into the second canto, going on a 19-11 surge to take a 41-22 cushion into the intermission.

The guests never looked back from that point on, going on a pair of 12-6 runs in each quarter of the second half to wrap up the 31-point decision. The Defenders also led 53-28 at the end of the third period.

Peter Carman led the Blue and Gold with a double-double effort of 17 points and 11 rebounds, followed by Jonathan VanMeter and Daniel Irwin with 10 markers apiece. Both Paul Miller and Chance Burleson also added eight points each to the winning cause.

Kyle Scott, Ben Tillis and Josh Scott rounded out the scoring with two points apiece. OVCS was just 1-of-7 at the free throw line for 14 percent. Burleson also had a team-high six steals.

Michael Cantrell led Fairhaven Christian Academy with a game-high 19 points, followed by Kaleb Elliott with 10 and Jonthan Stepp with four markers. The hosts were 9-of-17 at the stripe for 53 percent.