Clark Marshall has had to work his way back slowly into soccer-playing shape after tearing the ACL in one his knees six months ago. Ten minutes here, 20 minutes there, the Chattanooga Christian soccer coaches have had to portion his minutes out since his return a week ago.
The senior made the most of his minutes Friday.
Marshall scored what turned out to be the winning goal seven minutes into the Chargers’ 1-0 victory over District 7-A/AA rival Notre Dame — a match that both coaches seemed to think favored the Irish everywhere but on the scoreboard.
It was CCS’s second consecutive one-goal victory over a potential future opponent. The Chargers (5-3-4, 2-1) earned a hard-fought win over East Ridge earlier in the week.
The win helps them stay close to first-place Signal Mountain in the district standings, but the Eagles handed CCS their district loss on April 4, so the Chargers need the Irish (4-5-2, 0-1) to defeat Signal on April 28 to force a potential three-way tie headed into the postseason.