Millie Prichard’s inner voice wouldn’t pipe down.
“One 8-ball shot for $5,000,” it repeated again and again. “One 8-ball shot for FIVE … THOUSAND … DOLLARS.”
This was how it ended a week ago in Las Vegas for Prichard and her seven teammates/soulmates on the Fight Like A Girl pool team from Soddy-Daisy.
If Prichard could deftly drop the famous black ball into the elusive side pocket, they’d win the American Pool Players Association’s Ladies 8-Ball Division championship and $10,000.
If her shot failed and her opponent connected, the $10 grand would go to the Don’t Need A Man squad from Clover, S.C., sending Fight Light A Girl home with half that total.