YUCAIPA — Yucaipa High School boys water polo coach Ty Hudson has long preached the importance of movement.

Monday afternoon, the Thunderbirds used movement of both body and ball to take control against Murrieta Valley and walk away with a 13-7 victory in a nonleague showdown between Inland Empire powerhouses at Crafton Hills College.

Yucaipa (13-4) outscored Murrieta Valley 6-1 in the second period, with the goals being scored by six different players.

“That’s how we like to play,” Hudson said. “Ball movement, player movement is a big part of our strategy. We look to move the ball around and find those drivers…. And when we play like that and execute the plan, we’re pretty hard to stop at the offensive end.”

Murrieta Valley (7-5) was able to match the Thunderbirds early, with Titus El

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