Rachele Fico apparently has met her nemesis.
The Masuk pitcher, who sports an astronomically low 0.04 earned run average, has problems when Stacy Pouliot is in the park.
The Fitch catcher stroked a home run in a 1-0 Fitch win a year ago and Pouliot struck again this afternoon. She smoked a Fico pitch to center field for a solo home run off the Masuk junior, but Fitch still trails 2-1 after three innings of the Class LL semifinals at DeLuca Field in Stratford.
The Panthers (25-0) scored two runs in the top of the first on a Fitch infield error and a double by Fico. A ground out by Chaise Courbron scored the second Masuk run.
The winner today plays in the Class LL state championship game this weekend.