JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="test">
    <div class="section">
        <img src="http://lorempixel.com/100/50" height=30 /><span>vs</span> 
        <img src="http://lorempixel.com/100/50" height=30 />
    </div>
</div>

CSS

.section {
    height: 40px;
    width: 980px;
    margin: 20px auto 10px;
    padding: 0;
    position: relative;
    background: #7B0000;
}
span {
    display: inline-block;
    height: 100%;
    vertical-align: middle;
    font-size:30px;
    line-height:40px;
}
img {
    vertical-align: middle;
}
#test .section:first-of-type {
    padding-left: 180px;
}