Square in the middle of a busy stretch destined to test depth they consider the best in the USL, the El Paso Locomotive pulled away for a 3-1 victory against Real Monarchs on two second-half goals scored and set up by subs.
That regular starters Luis Solignac, who scored in the 68th and 81st minute, Eder Borelli and Nick Ross were coming off the bench speaks to that depth, as El Paso overcame some early sloppiness to get their third result in a week.
After going 2-0-1 at the start of a stretch of five games in 14 days, El Paso improved to 9-1-4 to pull six points clear of the field in the Mountain Division.