But it wasn’t always smooth sailing for the Tigers, who found themselves short against the Cats in the opening quarter.
After trading blows in the first five minutes, Mooroopna got away thanks to a strong stretch of attacking play by Claudia Plattfuss.
Trailing by four goals at quarter-time, Rochester surged back into the contest with a strong run of form and at one point halfway through the second period tallied seven unanswered goals via Tia Webb.
This flip in fortune saw Rochy take a seven-goal lead into the major break, with Mooroopna reeling.
Things went from bad to worse for the host as the Tigers remained consistent with their attacking play, goaling 17 times in the third term.
However, the Cats, refusing to back down, added 18 goals of their own in the third stretch of play to bring Rochy’s lead down to six with a big final quarter looming.
Mooroopna’s 11-goal effort down the stretch was admirable, but was undone by the sheer will of the Tigers who pressed on with 16 goals to bury Mooroopna and claim an 11-goal victory.
Goal shooter Webb did the heavy lifting for Rochy, tallying 44 goals for the match, while goal attack duo Ella Kerlin (10) and Ava Nihill (2) chipped in.
The final score was Rochester 56 to Mooroopna 45.
The match sees the return of Rochester to its winning ways in the GVL but it will have its work cut out when it returns home to face reigning champion Euroa, who is currently in red-hot form, in round three on Good Friday.
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