19-year-old Bassett, Lewis help Rapids beat Earthquakes 5-0

Updated Sep. 23, 2020 11:14 p.m. ET

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — 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.

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.

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.

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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.

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