Away at Mansfield Recreation Reserve, the Tigers quickly found themselves chasing,
After Rochy scored the first goal of the contest, the Eagles went on a run of seven straight to open things up and translated the advantage into a 17-8 lead at quarter-time.
The Tigers attempted to stay in touch in the second, but found themselves victims of consistent scoring bursts from the hosts and were down 17 goals at half-time.
Rochester slowed the bleeding in the third and had some strong periods of its own.
The Eagles still got the better of the term, putting the result beyond doubt with a 21-goal lead at the final change.
With the four points decided, Rochy dropped off in the last term and Mansfield rolled on to a 33-goal win, 67-34.
Tia Webb led the line again with 20 of the Tigers’ goals, while Marli Cottam and Payton Tiller were also employed in a rotation up front.
Rochester has now lost four straight, declining to a 2-10 record.
The Tigers will go in as favourite for their next encounter, a rematch of the opening day with winless Kyabram.
The clash will be held at Moon Oval this Saturday.
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