SEATTLE – For the first time in almost exactly three months, the Seattle Sounders are back on the winning side of the ledger. The Sounders snapped their seven-game losing streak with a convincing 3–0 win over Liga MX's Querétaro in Leagues Cup on Sunday. The Homegrown Player was making his first career Sounders start and had come into the match with just three first-team appearances. A starting striker finally scoring a goal doesn't make the Sounders’ need for someone who can consistently put the ball in the net any less apparent. — SchmetzerPlayer spotlightThe Sounders have needed someone to step up in a bad, bad way over the past few months.