BROOKINGS — The Brookings Junior Legion Chutes had a doubleheader split with Watertown on Tuesday night.

The Chutes had the elation of a walk-off win in game one of the doubleheader and then squandered a lead in the final two innings in game two. Brookings won 6-5 in 10 innings in the first game and lost 8-3 in game two.

Brookings is now 13-7 on the season and plays in the Scheels Invitational in Fargo this weekend. The Chutes will open the tournament on Friday at 2:30 p.m. with a game against Renner.

Game 1: Brookings 6, Watertown 5 (10 inn.)

Game one went all the way to the 10th inning and it was Brookings who came out on top in the marathon.

The two teams were tied 4-4 after seven innings and neither team scored in the eighth or ninth inning. Watertown scored a run on an RBI single from Kohl Nygaard in the top of the 10th but the Chutes rallied for two runs in the bottom of the inning.

Cooper Schneider led off the inning with a single. Tyson Antonen then hit a single of his own and both he and Schneider advanced on the throw from the left fielder. Gavin Hammrich then came to the plate with one out and he hit Schneider home with a single and Antonen was held at third. One batter later Jay Harris was up and he gave the Chutes the victory as he hit one through the right side of the infield.

Watertown struck first in the game in the top of the first. Cole Hansen hit a single to lead off the game and then stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. He then came home on a ground out from Jackson McClemans, making it 1-0 Watertown.

Neither team scored again until Brookings tied it up in the bottom of the fifth. Hammrich hit a one-out single and then made it to second on an error. He then scored on a single from Tane Friedrich and that made it 1-1 heading into the sixth.

The Chutes then gained the lead with three runs in the sixth. Schneider and Jase Bauer hit back-to-back singles with one out and Schneider scored on a double from Antonen. Maxten Jensen was a courtesy runner for Bauer and he scored on a passed ball. Antonen then scored on a balk from the pitcher to make it 4-1 heading into what should have been the final inning.

Watertown had a runner on first with two outs and a single from Hansen put runners on second and third as both runners advanced on a throw from the left fielder. Both runners then scored on a single from Carter Buisker and Buisker came home on a single from Luka Lessin, which sent the game into extra innings.

Brookings had nine hits. Hammrich was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Antonen was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Friedrich was 1-for-3 with an RBI and Harris was 1-for-5 with an RBI. Schneider was 2-for-5 and Bauer was 1-for-4.

Will Conrad started the game for the Chutes and pitched the first six and two thirds innings. He gave up four earned runs on seven hits with three strikeouts and two walks. Talon Hyde pitched the final three and a third and was awarded the win. He gave up one unearned run on three hits with four strikeouts and one walk.

Game 2: Watertown 8, Brookings 3

The Chutes led 3-0 through five innings in the second game, but Watertown came back and scored eight runs in the final two innings to get the win in game two.

Neither team scored in the first two innings and then both teams broke through in the third. Hansen hit a one-out single and then stole second and advanced to third on a passed ball. He then scored on a ground out to make it 1-0.

Friedrich led off the bottom of the inning with a single and Ryder Anderson followed with a double. Friedrich then scored on a Jensen single and Anderson scored on a sacrifice fly from Tate Christopherson to make it 2-1 Brookings heading into the fourth.

The Chutes then extended the lead to 3-1 in the fifth. Christopherson singled with one out and then stole second. He then scored on a single from Schneider to make it a two-run game.

That’s when Watertown took over the game. Hansen led off the inning with a single and Buisker was hit by a pitch. Both runners then came home on a McClemans single to make it 3-3. Lessin then hit an RBI single to give them the lead and a bases loaded walk made it 5-3. A run on an error and a run from a fielder’s choice pushed the lead to 7-3 heading into the seventh.

Watertown added an insurance run in the top of the seventh. McClemans led off the inning with a single and then scored on a single from NyGaard. Brookings then went down one-two-three in the bottom of the inning and the Chutes split the doubleheader.

The Chutes had seven hits. Schneider was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Christopherson and Jensen were each 1-for-3 with an RBI. Friedrich was 2-for-3 and Anderson was 1-for-3.

Breck Wilson pitched the first five innings for the Chutes. He gave up seven runs, five earned, on four hits with three strikeouts and six walks. Nolan Wagner pitched the final two innings and gave up one earned run on two hits with two strikeouts and no walks.