High School Baseball Season

I know it's the result of the draw, so it can't be helped, but the first game is Sendai Ikuei vs. Sapporo Nichidai, and today it's Higashichiku vs. Kamimura Gakuen. Isn't it a bit too much for nearby regions to be matched up right from the first game... My personal way of enjoying high school baseball is to first cheer for my local high school or schools from areas I have connections to, and then for schools in neighboring prefectures or the same region. I cheer for all the high school players giving their all, but I understand that as prefectural representatives, there's a priority order for cheering. I've written a lot, but I just wish that for the first game at least, schools from more distant regions would be matched up. That's how I feel these days. Sorry for the long and rambling post.