AYR United boss Scott Brown said his side were "exceptional" as they earned their second consecutive Scottish Championship win.
After waiting six matches for their first victory, the Honest Men made it two in the space of a week as they defeated Airdrieonians 4-2 at Somerset Park on Saturday.
It added a further three points to those earned at East End Park in midweek as Brown's side took down Neil Lennon's Dunfermline Athletic.
Ayr looked a side high in confidence as Ethan Walker and Mark McKenzie had the home team two up within the opening six minutes and were cruising midway through the half when McKenzie added his second.
Even when Lewis McGrattan cut the deficit before the half hour mark Ayr restored their three-goal advantage before half-time when Jamie Murphy struck his second goal of the campaign.
A more mundane second 45 saw Charlie Telfer claw another back for the visitors, but it proved little more than consolation as Ayr eased to another success.
“I thought the team in the first half was exceptional," Brown told Ayr United TV. "I thought we were on to every ball, we were on to every second ball, we were calm and collected on the ball as well.
“We made right good decisions and the link-up between the front five was very good to see.
“I thought our defensive unit was fine, there are small decisions that need to get better but at the same time I thought every single man worked well.
“We beat them on every stat there is, we were in cruise control late on in the second half – it’s that sloppiness you need to make sure doesn’t sneak in.”
Goal hero McKenzie, who made it three goals in his last two matches, also heaped praise on his teammates for their quick start on Saturday.
He said: “It was a great performance from the lads, the intensity we started with really blew them away.
“When you get three goals early on, it helps a lot in a match like this. It was great to get the win in that style.
“I think at times we could have managed the game a bit better and not let them get those two goals, that’s something we’ll look at.
“I’m just glad we are getting the three points. You can see the amount of work everyone is putting in and it’s making the difference.”
Ayr's positive run of form is now set to be put to the ultimate test on Saturday, October 4, as they travel to face unbeaten league leaders St Johnstone.
Brown added: “St Johnstone are a fantastic team, they’ve started really well and have got some Premiership players.
“They are always going to be there or thereabouts but for us, we’ve got to go play and we’ve got to trust ourselves.
“Going away from home, we've done it before at Dunfermline, can we back that up again and go and get another good result?”
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