The tone of the support responses is unhelpful.
IF they had said to you:
I'm sorry, we draw a bright line and just never make changes to schedules. The eleven game schedule is rare, but happens at times in otder to make things work. We just cant open the can of worms of changing schedules - if we start to do it, we could end up enmeshed in a bunch of changes which we think is bad for the game. So long as you win, one game against a weak opponent should not matter much.
Would it have been better? I think that is the real answer.