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The Flowery Branch girls soccer team throttled Cedar Shoals 7-0 on Tuesday in Athens -- and that wasn't even the biggest result for the Lady Falcons on the night.

The Flowery Branch girls tennis team dropped one match but still proved too much for East Paulding on Tuesday in the first round of the Class AAAAA playoffs in Flowery Branch.

B.J. Upton and his brother Justin hit back-to-back homers for the first time in their careers, leading the Atlanta Braves past the Colorado Rockies 10-2 Tuesday night to complete a doubleheader sweep on a day that began with the coldest game ever played at Coors Field.