Unreasonable scores in arena

So, the PVP arena is officially out. I played it and did well my first time. In the "solo arena" before, I generally had no issues getting into the top 3 with a small margin separating me from #1. I'm not the best at this game, but am reasonably good.So I load up on another round of PVP. The first round I clear with a single bird and destroy all but one piece of wood. However my opponent more than DOUBLES my score?!? Second stage is up, I again clear all but 2-3 items on the board with a single bird... He nearly doubles me again. He's well over 1,000,000 points in two turns.Am I missing something? Do I misunderstand something in the game that is causing me to leave massive points behind... Or is he cheating?