It's an option with tournaments that do not seed wrestlers.
Geography doesn't seed quality or ability.
Even if they do seed the tournament I am in total favor of true 2nd. It teaches kids how to handle adversity and losing because you're going to be up in a few matches and you need to compose yourself. A few years ago my son was on the finals at Tulsa and lost. He threw a fit!!! He was up in 5 and lost to a lesser wrestler because he couldn't keep his cool (he was 6). Big learning lesson for him!
I vote for True 2nd! At the very least it's an extra match!
