Cole Bassett and Jonathan Lewis each scored for the second consecutive game and the Colorado Rapids beat the San Jose Earthquakes 5-0 on Wednesday night.
Bassett headed home an entry by Jack Price off a free kick to open the scoring in the 35th minute. The 19-year-old homegrown has three goals and an assist in the last four games.
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Cole Bassett and Jonathan Lewis each scored for the second consecutive game and the Colorado Rapids beat the San Jose Earthquakes 5-0 on Wednesday night.
Lewis, a 23-year-old, ran onto a no-look pass from Kellyn Acosta and put it away in the 50th minute, and an own goal made it 3-0 in the 70th. Nicolás Mezquida and Andre Shinyashiki added goals to cap the scoring.
San Jose Earthquakes defender Tanner Beason, left, gets tangled up with Colorado Rapids forward Andre Shinyashiki in the first half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
Colorado Rapids midfielder Kellyn Acosta, right, drives past San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Florian Jungwirth during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
San Jose Earthquakes forward Tommy Thompson, left, vies for control of the ball with Colorado Rapids forward Jonathan Lewis during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Florian Jungwirth, center, fights for control of the ball with Colorado Rapids midfielder Braian Galvan during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Carlos Fierro, left, tries to get the ball past Colorado Rapids defender Keegan Rosenberry during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
The Rapids (5-4-4), who had two wins and scored 12 goals in their first nine games this season, have scored 11 times, with three wins, in the four games since.
Colorado Rapids midfielder Braian Galvan, center, drives sbeteween San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Florian Jungwirth, left, and defender Oswaldo Alanis during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
Lewis, a 23-year-old, ran onto a no-look pass from Kellyn Acosta and put it away in the 50th minute, and an own goal made it 3-0 in the 70th. Nicolás Mezquida and Andre Shinyashiki added goals to cap the scoring.
San Jose (2-6-5) in winless in eight games and has been outscored 28-7 during that stretch, including a 6-1 loss to Portland on Saturday.
San Jose Earthquakes forward Andres Rios, right, shields the ball from Colorado Rapids defender Auston Trusty during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
San Jose Earthquakes defender Tanner Beason, left, gets tangled up with Colorado Rapids forward Andre Shinyashiki in the first half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
Colorado Rapids midfielder Kellyn Acosta, right, drives past San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Florian Jungwirth during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
San Jose Earthquakes forward Tommy Thompson, left, vies for control of the ball with Colorado Rapids forward Jonathan Lewis during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Florian Jungwirth, center, fights for control of the ball with Colorado Rapids midfielder Braian Galvan during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)
San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Carlos Fierro, left, tries to get the ball past Colorado Rapids defender Keegan Rosenberry during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP PhotoDavid Zalubowski)