DALLAS – Flowery Branch suffered a breakdown in defensive communication when it could least afford one Thursday against North Paulding. With the Falcons (19-9) already trailing by three in the bottom of the third inning, a routine pop-up in front of the plate by the Wolfpack’s Matt Mixon was dropped when Flowery Branch’s catcher and pitcher collided trying to make the play in the deciding Game 3 of the second-round Class AAAAA playoff series. After Mixon, who drove in a North Paulding run with a first-inning triple, reached base, the Wolfpack pushed two more across in the inning to secure a 6-0 victory over the Falcons.However, Flowery Branch coach Scott Myers believed the early deficit was more to blame than one fielding miscue.