7. TACOMA BOUND: While Orange County moved into its new home on Saturday, another piece of major venue news came from Seattle Sounders FC, which announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tacoma Rainiers to develop a new, 5,000-seat soccer-specific stadium in the city that would become the new home of Sounders FC 2. The Rainiers, who have had success both on the diamond and in the stands, are part of the same division in the Pacific Coast League as the Reno Aces, whose partnership with the San Jose Earthquakes to develop Reno 1868 FC could be an ideal model as S2 looks to expand its audience, and the Sounders’ visibility throughout Washington state.

8. SEATTLE’S HOODOO: The day before the club’s stadium announcement, S2 continued its domination on the field of its biggest rival with a 2-0 victory against the Portland Timbers 2 at Starfire Stadium. S2’s victory, on the back of a pair of goals by Irvin Parra, saw the club take its ninth win in 10 regular-season meetings between the clubs, the second of which might have made you think there was a hoodoo over T2 this season. S2, meanwhile, is firmly in the playoffs positions as it prepares for a tough trip to San Antonio.

9. BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: The change of scenery for the New York Red Bulls II has certainly done the defending USL champions little harm in its title defense. Now 3-0-0 at MSU Soccer Park this season after Saturday’s 3-1 victory against the Harrisburg City Islanders – which had taken a victory at Red Bull Arena previously this year – the Red Bulls II are right back in the mix in the Eastern Conference top four. The dream debut for Douglas Martinez was a nice lift for the side, with the Honduran U20 international notching his first goal just four minutes after entering the match. While his availability might be limited soon thanks to the FIFA U20 World Cup, at first glance Martinez looked like a stellar addition to the NYRB II attack.

10. MASTA OF THE HOUSE: Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC knew it would have to retool in attack this season after the departures of three of its four leading scorers from a season ago, but the contributions of Masta Kacher so far in 2017 have pushed those concerns to the back-burner, at least for now. The former Montreal player has notched four goals in eight games after his brace against Tulsa on Friday night, and with the resurgence of Aaron King and fellow new arrival Shane Malcolm providing back-up, the Switchbacks are firmly in the playoff picture after their strong victory against Tulsa.

11. STEP BY STEP: FC Cincinnati couldn’t break its winless streak, which stretched to four in a 1-1 draw against the Richmond Kickers on Saturday night at City Stadium, but it did show signs of the progress that’s going to be needed to fulfill the expectations the club had going into the 2017 season. FCC’s second-half performance, in particular, saw it put the hosts on the back foot consistently, with the introduction of Kadeem Dacres providing the final push that secured a point on the road. Cincinnati kicks off three consecutive home games at Nippert Stadium this Saturday against Orlando. Currently sitting seventh in the East as the week begins, the chance to make a move is at hand.