Martin Ojeda scored his team-leading ninth goal of the season and visiting Orlando City earned a 1-0 victory over struggling Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.
The Portland Timbers and Orlando City will both look to rebound from midweek defeats in the U.S. Open Cup round of 16 when they return to league play on Saturday night in Central Florida.
Charlotte FC has stalled and Orlando City SC, despite avoiding defeats recently, continues to search for consistency on offense. The teams will meet up for Wednesday night's match in Orlando.
Despite Martin Ojeda's hat trick, host Orlando City had to settle for a 3-3 draw with the New England Revolution on Saturday night. The match marked Ojeda's first hat trick as Orlando City (4-2-6, 18 points) jostled for prime playoff positioning.
Martin Ojeda delivered a goal and two assists while Alex Freeman and Luis Muriel added a goal and an assist each as Orlando City overwhelmed visiting D.C.
Facundo Torres broke a scoreless deadlock -- setting a club record for all-time goals in the process -- and Duncan McGuire added an insurance goal as Orlando City won its second straight match, beating the Philadelphia Union 2-1 Wednesday night in Orlando, Fla.
Martin Ojeda scored an equalizing goal for Orlando City and then the Lions got an own goal by Toronto FC just before halftime to give the visitors a 2-1 win on Wednesday.