Son Heung-min and Denis Bouanga’s strike partnership entered record-breaking territory as Los Angeles FC beat St. Louis City 3-0 to keep their hopes of topping the Western Conference alive. Former Tottenham captain Son struck twice after Bouanga scored LAFC’s opener at Energizer Park on Saturday, meaning the duo have now netted each of the team’s last 17 goals between them. The previous record was set earlier this season, as Hany Mukhtar and Sam Surridge combined to score 15 goals in a row for Nashville SC. After scoring the first three goals tonight for @LAFC, Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-Min have become the first duo in @MLS history to score at least 17 consecutive goals for a club in a single regular season. Data Debrief: Son and Bounaga out in frontSince Son and Bouanga’s record-breaking run of goals began on August 23, they are the two highest-scoring players in MLS.