Iván Holguín López / @ivan_basketball
This Thursday, July 14, Cangrejeros de Monagas and Gladiadores de Anzoátegui met in Maturín, more specifically at the “Gilberto Roque Morales” Gym. The commitment ended with a comfortable victory for those led by Nelson “Kako” Solórzano by a score of 97 to 72. But, despite the Anzoatiguenses victory, the main protagonist was: Michael Carrera.
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The forward of the national basketball team managed to reach a round figure in offensive matters when, with just over 2 minutes of action remaining in the second quarter, Michael Carrera stole and spiked a ball, thus passing the 1,000-point barrier within the Venezuelan basketball.
Michael Carrera also finished the match with 17 points, leading the Gladiators to victory, the third of the season for the “Kako” team in the same number of games. Apart from his scoring side, the forward captured 7 rebounds, stole 3 balls and also distributed an assist.
The oriental has played in several teams in the league, such as: Marinos, Trotamundos, Supersonicos and Guaiqueríes. This year he arrived at Gladiadores de Anzoátegui after having a great season with Forca Lleida of the LEB Oro in Spain, a team with which he almost achieved promotion to the ACB League in Spain.
