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04/04 22:46 CDT Denis Bouanga's 5th career MLS hat trick helps LAFC beat Orlando City 6-0 Denis Bouanga's 5th career MLS hat trick helps LAFC beat Orlando City 6-0 LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Denis Bouanga scored three goals, his fifth career hat trick in MLS, and Son Heung-min had four assists to help Los Angeles FC beat Orlando City 6-0 on Saturday night. Sergi Palencia and Tyler Boyd each added a goal for LAFC (6-0-1). Hugo Lloris had six saves. Orlando City (1-5-0) --- which also conceded a hat trick to Sam Surridge last time out in a 5-0 loss to Nashville and lost 5-0 at New York City FC on March 7 --- set the franchise record for largest margin of defeat in a regular-season game. Son's cross was redirected into the net by Orlando defender David Brekalo to give LAFC a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute. Bouanga added goals --- all off assists by Son --- in the 20th, 23rd and 28th minutes. Son fed Sergi Palencia for his first goal of the season made it 5-0 in the 39th and Boyd capped the scoring in the 70th minute with his first MLS goal since July 13, 2024 for Nashville. Maxime Crpeau stopped two shots for Orlando. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer