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Missouri softball faces elimination game after falling in its opener of NCAA tourney

It’s down to win or go home for the Missouri softball team.

The Tigers, the No. 2 seed in the Eugene Regional of the NCAA Tournament, fell to No. 3 seed Wisconsin 7-2 on Friday night in Eugene, Ore.

The regional is a double-elimination format, and Missouri will play again on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in an elimination game. The Tigers will face the loser of Friday night’s late game between top-seeded host Oregon and Illinois-Chicago, the No. 4 seed in the region.

If Missouri wins that game Saturday it will play again in the following game with a scheduled 9 p.