Yes I wouldn't see the point in trading pin's by separating Little and Houlden ..
Exactly.
Unless one or both coaches thought Little vs Houlden was a toss-up. Then swapping pins would make more sense than a close loss, which of course would have decided this dual.
Becker would have beaten Mitchell in my opinion. Even if Little lost a decision, it would have been a toss up. I think the main reason for Little going 140 was to get another weigh-in at that lower weight to give him the choice of weights at Regionals.