Ezequiel Ponce leads the Houston Dynamo into a matchup with Real Salt Lake following a two-goal showing against San Diego FC.

Ezequiel Ponce leads the Houston Dynamo into a matchup with Real Salt Lake following a two-goal showing against San Diego FC.

Expansion San Diego (12-6-3, 39 points) still sits atop the Western Conference despite seeing the end to its four-game winning streak with last weekend's 4-3 home loss to the Houston Dynamo.

BOTTOM LINE: Ezequiel Ponce leads the Houston Dynamo into a matchup with Real Salt Lake after scoring two goals against San Diego FC. RSL is 5-9-4 in Western Conference play.