Editor’s note: We’ve made the decision not to do gamethreads and traditional recaps for Tacoma Defiance matches but will instead do a weekly notebook that looks back and ahead. The intention is for these to publish every Tuesday. If you have elements you’d like to see in these, please let us know.
Tacoma Defiance opened their 2023 campaign with a slight bit of revenge against St. Louis City 2, the team that knocked them out of the playoffs a year ago. With six first-team players loaned down, it probably wasn’t entirely surprising that they controlled significant chunks of the game despite being a on the road.