It isn’t strange because at a 31 there is a greater chance of it staying the same or going down. Many schools don’t superscore the ACT either.
Also, she suggested she is considering schools that probably don’t offer merit money, at least that was my impression.
Typically the standardized test score is not what pushes the application over the goal line.
Lastly, there will be 5 months between the tests. I don’t think that is a good situation.