TACOMA, WASH. – Tacoma Defiance (2-10-3, 9 points) on Saturday had its three-game unbeaten streak snapped with a 2-1 loss to El Paso Locomotive FC (5-2-5, 20 points) at Cheney Stadium. Justin Dhillon scored his team-leading fifth marker of the season, good for his fifth consecutive match with a goal.
In the 42nd minute, Dhillon received a pass from Aleks Berkolds and made a move to his right before firing a shot to the bottom right corner of the goal. The assist was the first in the professional career of Berkolds. Dhillon has now scored five of the team’s last eight goals over a five-game stretch.