Staying on the road, mostly down in Phoenix, Tacoma Defiance will look to improve on their losses to Las Vegas Lights and Phoenix Rising. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC are a solid team with a deceiving 1-2-2, -1 record on the early season. Defiance are 2-2-1, -2 on the year after the road swing.
Tonight is a chance to see brand-new 8,000-seat stadium Weidner Field, the $42 million project that moved the team to downtown Colorado Springs. And yes, it’s over a mile high — over 6,000 feet in elevation on short rest will force heavier than standard rotation for Defiance.