What started as a bad week turned out fairly good as the visiting Hops took three of six games from Northwest League rival Emeralds at the not-so-friendly confines of PK Park in Eugene.
The two teams traded victories, with Eugene claiming the first, while Hillsboro took the last on Sunday afternoon, May 21.
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