There was not much context, but i’m just going to go off of a generalized answer.
The reason some/most “games” have ceremonies leading up to it is that it give the actual main event some publicity. the ceremonies are sort of a way to announce the “games” and hype said “games”, up.
After the baseball game, the mayor of the town went under the fence to receive his pizza.
He made plans to wreck the party.
Had she known, she would've acted differently.
The knight drew his sword, preparing for battle.
